Communicating Astronomy with the Public 2005
Ian Robson, Lars Lindberg Christensen (eds.)
Pages 92-98

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The GEMINI Observatory Virtual Tour

Abstract:

Because of their remoteness and the resultant difficulty of visiting the Gemini telescopes on Mauna Kea and Cerro Pachon, a virtual tour of the Gemini Observatory was instigated. This has been developed over the years and has received wide acclaim. This talk illustrates where we are now with the Virtual Tour and gives some examples of topics that have worked well and some idea of the costs involved in such an enterprise.

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