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PH2 is open for 2009A    (25 Nov 08)

The closing date is December 16 2008 at 14h HST.



COROT discovery stirs exoplanet classification rethink   (6 Oct 08)

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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