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Black Forest Observatory
Marc Joe and Anna Cucci
location Colorado springs, Colorado
Founder Paul B Van Slyke Became obssesed with a dream
beyond the creation of matter to create an educational public observatory like none ever created before
Key Facts was Colorado's largest observatory It had been in existence for over 15
years
More facts One of the smallest observatories in the
United States.
Hours of operation No longer in business Closed indefinitely 11 years ago
Canada-France-Hawaii telescope
LocationKamuela, Hawaii
facts The CFH observatory hosts a world-
class, 3.6 meter optical/infrared telescope
The CFH Telescope became operational in 1979
Facts continued The observatory is located on top the
summit of Mauna Kea a 4200 meter dormant volcano located on the island of Hawaii.
Headquarters The Observatory headquarters are
located in Waimea Waimea known as kamuela to the U.S.
postal services
Employment oppurtunities Now hiring instrument engineers two
open positions System administrators Full time
Visitation Due to limited staffing they don’t do
tours They offer a very good downloadable
brochure If interested check out the visitor
information site
Major Discoveries First Trojan asteroid discovered
Contact informations Mail and Deliveries: CFHT Corporation 65-1238 Mamalahoa Hwy Kamuela, Hawaii 96743 USA Phone: (808) 885-7944 Fax: (808) 885-7288 E-mail: [email protected] WWW: http://www.cfht.hawaii.edu FTP: ftp.cfht.hawaii.edu Hale Pohaku Phone: (808) 935-9001 Summit Phone: (808) 961-2630 Fax: (808) 935-4511
