Observatories

Samuel de Champlain
The first astronomical observations in Canada

The era of explorers and Jesuits


 Frederick Wallet Desbarres
The first observatories

The first astronomical observatory in North America was Canadian


The Dominion Observatory
The Dominion Observatory

The first government observatory and provider of official time in Canada


The Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
The Dominion Astrophysical Observatory

The first Canadian observatory of international calibre, it once housed the largest telescope in the world


The David Dunlap Observatory
The David Dunlap Observatory

Home to the largest optical telescope in Canada


The Algonquin Radio Observatory
The Algonquin Radio Observatory

Home to the largest parabolic antenna in Canada


The Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory
The Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory

The largest radio astronomy observatory in Canada


The Rothney Astrophysical Observatory
The Rothney Astrophysical Observatory

An example of a successful partnership


The Mont-Mégantic Observatory
The Mont-Mégantic Observatory

Mont-Mégantic ObservatoryThe largest astronomical observatory in eastern North America


The Canada-France-Hawaii Observatory
The Canada-France-Hawaii Observatory

One of the most powerful and productive observatories in the world


The James-Clerk-Maxwell Observatory
The James-Clerk-Maxwell Observatory

The largest submillimetre radio telescope in the world


The University of British-Columbia Liquid-Mirror Observatory
The University of British-Columbia Liquid-Mirror Observatory

Perfecting the next generation of super telescopes


The Gemini North and South Observatory
The Gemini North and South Observatory

A pair of giant observatories – one in each hemisphere – to provide full sky coverage


The FUSE Space Telescope
The FUSE Space Telescope

The first example of Canadian participation in an international astronomy satellite program


The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory
The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory

The only underground Canadian observatory


The Cosmic Background Imager
The Cosmic Background Imager

An observatory for studying the oldest light ever emitted


The Odin Space Observatory
The Odin Space Observatory

An observatory that specializes in research about water and oxygen


The MOST Space Telescope
The MOST Space Telescope

The first space telescope entirely of Canadian designed and construction


The Atacama Large Millimeter Array
The Atacama Large Millimeter Array

What will be the largest submillimetre radio telescope in the world


The James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope

The successor to the Hubble Space Telescope


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