Australian Membership of the International Gemini Partnership

国际双子座伙伴关系是一个政府间联合体，在智利和夏威夷运营两台8米光学/红外望远镜。澳大利亚于1998年加入IGP，占合作伙伴关系的4.76%。双子座望远镜经过精心设计，利用两个地点的极好大气条件，使用户能够以以前不可能的方式解决关键的天文问题。通过成为双子座天文台的成员，澳大利亚天文学家可以利用必要的世界级设施，以保持其较高的国际知名度，并提高国家建造先进科学仪器的能力。澳大利亚各机构目前正在建造两个新的仪器。

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.