Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Corporation
$4,884,642.00 CAD
≈ 63 Canadians' average pay for a year
- Department
- National Research Council Canada
- Recipient country
- United States
- Fiscal year
- 2022-2023
- Agreement period
- January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023
- Reference
- nrc-cnrc:172-2022-2023-Q3-00013
Published purpose
The Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) is a 3.6 meter optical/infrared telescope, located atop the summit of Mauna kea, a 4200 meter, dormant volcano on the island of Hawaii. The CFHT is designed to collect optical and infrared electromagnetic radiation. The CFHT Observatory, consisting of the telescope and its facilities, is jointly funded and operated by Canada, France and the State of Hawaii.
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