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Black Forest Observatory
Marc Joe and Anna Cucci
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location Colorado springs, Colorado
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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
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Key Facts was Colorado's largest observatory It had been in existence for over 15
years
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More facts One of the smallest observatories in the
United States.
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Hours of operation No longer in business Closed indefinitely 11 years ago
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Canada-France-Hawaii telescope
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LocationKamuela, Hawaii
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facts The CFH observatory hosts a world-
class, 3.6 meter optical/infrared telescope
The CFH Telescope became operational in 1979
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Facts continued The observatory is located on top the
summit of Mauna Kea a 4200 meter dormant volcano located on the island of Hawaii.
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Headquarters The Observatory headquarters are
located in Waimea Waimea known as kamuela to the U.S.
postal services
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Employment oppurtunities Now hiring instrument engineers two
open positions System administrators Full time
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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
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Major Discoveries First Trojan asteroid discovered
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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