Australian Membership of the International Gemini Partnership

国际双子座合作组织是一个政府间联盟，在智利和夏威夷运营着两台8米光学/红外望远镜。澳大利亚于1998年加入IGP，占伙伴关系的4.76%。双子座望远镜经过精心设计，利用了这两个地点极好的大气条件，允许用户以以前不可能的方式解决关键的天文问题。通过双子座的成员资格，澳大利亚的天文学家可以使用世界一流的设施，以保持他们在国际上的高知名度，并提高国家建设先进科学仪器的能力。澳大利亚的机构目前正在建造两种新的仪器。

The International Gemini Partnership is an intergovernmental consortium that operates two 8-metre optical/infrared telescopes, in Chile and Hawaii. Australia joined the IGP in 1998, with 4.76% of the partnership. The Gemini telescopes have been carefully engineered to exploit the superb atmospheric conditions at both sites, allowing users to address key astronomical problems in ways not previously possible. Through membership of Gemini, Australian astronomers have access to the world-class facilities necessary to maintain their high international profile, and also to enhance the national capacity to construct advanced scientific instrumentation. Australian institutions are currently building two new instruments.