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Phase 2 Proposal Submission Opened: June 5 2009 (closes June 18 2009)




CFHT honored by Canadian stamp for the International Year of Astronomy
(2 Apr 09)


COROT discovers smallest exoplanet yet, with a surface to walk on (3 Feb 09)

CFHTsupported the discovery by looking with MegaPrime for signals from faint stars in the vicinity


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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 headquarters 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.


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