Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope

Summary

Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope is an optical telescope^[1]. It draws 29 Wikipedia views per month (optical_telescope category, ranking #8 of 43).^[2]

Key Facts

• Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope is located in Hawaii County^[3].
• Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope is in the country of United States^[4].
• Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope's image is recorded as CFW Telescope.JPG^[5].
• Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope's instance of is recorded as optical telescope^[6].
• Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope's instance of is recorded as Cassegrain mirror system^[7].
• Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope's instance of is recorded as astronomical observatory^[8].
• Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope's operator is recorded as National Research Council Canada^[9].
• Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope's operator is recorded as National Center for Scientific Research^[10].
• Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope's operator is recorded as University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa^[11].
• Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope's ISNI is recorded as 0000000406013064^[12].
• Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 153636356^[13].
• Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82228975^[14].
• Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope's part of is recorded as Mauna Kea Observatories^[15].
• Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope's Commons category is recorded as Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope^[16].
• +1979-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope^[17].
• Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 19.825277777777778, 'lon': -155.4688888888889}^[18].
• Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04lrl7^[19].
• Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope's Minor Planet Center observatory code is recorded as T14^[20].
• Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope's official website is recorded as https://www.cfht.hawaii.edu/en/about/^[21].
• Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope's director / manager is recorded as Doug Simons^[22].
• Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope's X is recorded as cfhtelescope^[23].
• Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope's Instagram username is recorded as cfhtelescope^[24].
• Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4204'}^[25].
• Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3.58'}^[26].
• Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope's GRID ID is recorded as grid.440398.2^[27].

Body

Founding

+1979-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope^[17].

Identity

Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope's part of is recorded as Mauna Kea Observatories^[15].

Leadership

Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope's director / manager is recorded as Doug Simons^[22].

Operations

Operators include National Research Council Canada^[9], National Center for Scientific Research^[10], and University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa^[11].

Why It Matters

Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope draws 29 Wikipedia views per month (optical_telescope category, ranking #8 of 43).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]