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NRC Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Centre

Coordinates: 48°31′12″N 123°25′06″W / 48.5200°N 123.41844°W / 48.5200; -123.41844
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Front of the Plaskett Telescope Dominion Astrophysical Observatory

The NRC Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics (NRC-HIA) is the leading Canadian centre for astronomy and astrophysics.

History

Named for the Nobel laureate Gerhard Herzberg, it was formed in 1975 as part of the National Research Council of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario. The NRC-HIA headquarters were moved to Victoria, British Columbia, in 1995 to the site of the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory.

Facilities

NRC-HIA also operates the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory outside of Penticton, BC and the Canadian Astronomy Data Centre as well as managing Canadian involvement in the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, in the Gemini Observatory, in the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope, and in the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (under construction).

  • The institute is also involved in the development and construction of instruments and telescopes.
  • Members of NRC-HIA are currently involved with Pan-Andromeda Archaeological Survey.

The current director, as of May 11, 2011,[1] is Gregory Fahlman.

See also

Related sites

References

  1. ^ http://www.iau.org/administration/membership/individual/3815/

48°31′12″N 123°25′06″W / 48.5200°N 123.41844°W / 48.5200; -123.41844

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