black forest o bservatory

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: info@cfht.hawaii.edu 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