Korean 8m Class Optical Facility: Gemini Observatory

As of July 24th 208, Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) has entered into a formal partnership with the Gemini Observatory. The Gemini Observatory has been operated by Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) on behalf of the International Partnership that includes Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, United States, and Korea as the new partner country. Effective from the 209A Call for Proposals (CfP), any researchers affiliated with Korean institutes are eligible to apply for various observing opportunities in both hemispheres covered by Gemini North in Hawaii and by Gemini South in Chile. We are going to share the importance and long-term perspectives of the KASI-Gemini Partnership in the context of the next decade of Korean optical astronomy researches.