Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope

Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope
Alternative names CFHT，Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope Edit this at Wikidata
Observatory Mauna Kea Observatories Edit this on Wikidata
Location(s) Hawaii County, US
Coordinates 19°49′31″N 155°28′12″W / 19.8253°N 155.47°W / 19.8253; -155.47Coordinates: 19°49′31″N 155°28′12″W / 19.8253°N 155.47°W / 19.8253; -155.47 Edit this at Wikidata
Organization Centre national de la recherche scientifique
National Research Council
University of Hawaii at Manoa Edit this on Wikidata
Altitude 4,204 m (13,793 ft) Edit this at Wikidata
Telescope style Optical telescope Edit this on Wikidata
Location of Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope


The Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) is located near the summit of Mauna Kea mountain on Hawaii's Big Island at an altitude of 4,204 meters (13,793 feet), and is one of the observatories that comprise the Mauna Kea Observatories. Operational since 1979,[1] the telescope is a Prime Focus/Cassegrain configuration with a usable aperture diameter of 3.58 metres (11.7 ft).

The corporation is bound by a tripartite agreement between the University of Hawaii at Manoa, in the United States, the National Research Council (NRC) in Canada and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) in France. CFHT also has partnerships with the National Astronomical Observatory of China (NAOC), the Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics (ASIAA) in Taiwan, the National Laboratory of Astrophysics (LNA) in Brazil and the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) in Korea. The contributions from these associate partners help fund CFHT's future instrumentation. Currently, CFHT observing time is offered to scientists from all the seven countries in the partnership. Astronomers from the European Union can also submit proposals through the Optical Infrared Coordination Network for Astronomy (OPTICON) access program.

CFHT currently operates four instruments:

Future instrumentation planned for CFHT includes SPIRou, a near-infrared spectropolarimeter.

CFHT, in collaboration with Coelum Astronomia, maintains a public-outreach website called "Hawaiian Starlight"[7] which offers extremely high-quality versions of CFHT images in various formats including a yearly calendar.

Views

CFHT with moon in the background
CFHT in the morning
The telescope in August 2002

See also

References

  1. ↑ Canada France Hawaii Telescope
  2. ↑ MegaCam paper on ADS
  3. ↑ WIRCam paper on ADS
  4. ↑ Relay optics to correct telescope aberrations and widen the usual field-of-view
  5. ↑ ESPaDOnS paper on ADS
  6. ↑ "SITELLE Home Page". www.cfht.hawaii.edu (in French). Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  7. ↑ "Hawaiian Starlight Film - Exploring the Universe from Mauna Kea - CFHT's Official Site". www.cfht.hawaii.edu. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
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