Support has been added for Solaris 7 on Sun platforms, as well as for the new version 5 Sun compilers. Other modifications and additions were previewed in the June issue of this Newsletter. A more complete description of the patch will be available by the time it is released. Single CCD readout is also supported. Work continues on the automated data reduction pipeline facility, to be used initially to reduce Mosaic data.
Work is currently underway on the database facilities for the archive, and on the pipeline modules.
The IRAF group has been meeting with representatives of the Gemini Science Operations Group to plan data reduction support for the Gemini instruments. The IRAF group, working with the Gemini staff and the Gemini instrument scientists, will be implementing reduction facilities for Gemini instruments over the next couple of years. We will keep you informed as the projects develop.