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 "CANADA-FRANCE-HAWAI`I" Observatory - Hawai'i Posted by:  Jake39
N 19° 49.508 W 155° 28.125
5Q E 241409 N 2194020
This is a multi-national co-operative Telescope of Canada- France-Hawai'i located on Mauna Kea Hawai'i
Waymark Code: WM7E2
Location: Hawaii, United States
Date Posted: 02/10/2006
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The Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT)
is a non-profit organization that operates a world class 3.6 meter telescope atop Mauna Kea, a dormant Hawaiian volcano rising 4,200 meters above the Pacific ocean. The Observatory head- quarters are located in Waimea (Kamuela), where CFHT has been part of the community since 1977. The CFHT team of some 50 people includes engineers, technicians, astronomers, and administrators.
CFHT hosts unique instruments, such as .......
MegaPrime, a wide-field high resolution CCD mosaic of 36 CCDs;
CFHT-IR, an infra-red imager;
PUEO, an adaptive optics bonette;
MOS, the Multi Object Spectrograph;
Gecko, a very high resolution spectrograph;
ESPaDOnS, a new échelle spectrograph / spectropolarimeter;
and WIRCam, a new IR wide-field imager.
WIRCam, 4x4 IR mosaic
MegaPrime / MegaCam, 36 CCD mosaic
KIR, 1k x 1k infrared detector
AOB/PUEO, Adaptive Optics Bonnette
CFHT-IR, f/8 1k x 1k infrared detector
ESPaDOnS, the new échelle spectrograph/spectropolarimeter
MOS, Multi-Object Spectrograph
OSIS, Optionally Stabilized Imager and Spectrometer
Gecko, Coude f/4 Spectrograph
Fabry-Perot
EEV1
EEV2
MIT1
MIT2
DetI
Observatory Purpose: Research
Optical / Infrared Telescopes?: Yes
Radio Telescopes?: No
Open to the Public?: Yes
Is this a Club Observatory?: No
Public Viewing Allowed?: No
Active Observatory?: Active
Number of Telescopes or Antennas: 1
Site URL: [Web Link]
Altitude (meters): 4200
Solar Telescopes?: Not listed
Year Dedicated or Opened: Not Listed
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Visit Instructions:Note the time of day of your visit, and your own photo of your favorite part of the observatory. This might be the view from the observatory, picture of your favorite building or favorite exhibit. (Be mindful of flash photography rules!)
If you participated in an observing session, let everyone know what you saw!
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