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On January 18, 2002, the National Science Foundation formally opened the Gemini South telescope in Chile.

This became the second telescope to make up the Gemini Observatory. Its twin telescope, Gemini North, is located in Hawaii. Together, these telescopes provide complete coverage of entire sky all around the Earth. The Gemini South telescope saw its first light in 1998, but it wasn't formally opened for observations until 2002. Since then, astronomers have used these telescopes to study supernovas, black holes, exoplanets and more.

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00:00On this day in space.
00:04On January 18th, 2002, the National Science Foundation formally opened the Gemini South Telescope in Chile.
00:10This became the second telescope to make up the Gemini Observatory.
00:13Its twin telescope, Gemini North, is located in Hawaii.
00:17Together, these telescopes provide complete coverage of the entire sky all around the Earth.
00:21The Gemini South Telescope saw its first light in 1998, but it wasn't formally opened for observations until 2002.
00:28Since then, astronomers have used these telescopes to study supernovas, black holes, exoplanets, and more.
00:34And that's what happened on this day in space.

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