Podcaster: Rob Sparks & Dr. Fredrik Rantakyrö
Title: Gemini Planet Imager
Organization: NOAO
Links: www.noao.edu ; @NOAONorth; http://www.gemini.edu/; https://www.facebook.com/GeminiObservatory;
Description: The GPI allows direct imaging and spectroscopy of extrasolar planets. It has been in regular operation for a year.
Bio: Rob Sparks is a science education specialist in the Education and Public Outreach (EPO) group at the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) and works on the Galileoscope project (www.galileoscope.org), providing design, dissemination and professional development. He blogs at halfastro.wordpress.com.
Guest: Dr. Fredrik Rantakyrö, a staff scientist with the Gemini South Observatory at Cerro Pachón near La Serena in Chile
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