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SUMMARY:VIU Science and Technology Lecture Series: Canada's Exploration of the Universe
URL:http://www.harbourliving.ca/event/science-and-technology-lecture-series-canadas-exploration-of-the-universe/
LOCATION:Vancouver Island University, Bldg 356, Room 109 :: 900 Fifth Street Nanaimo, 
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:<p>In this talk Dr. McConnachie will discuss how astronomy is ranked as an area of excellence in Canadian science. A major contributor to this success is Canadian expertise in the development of astronomical instrumentation using forefront technologies. This expertise has helped build and develop major international facilities including the Canada-France-Hawaii telescope, the twin Gemini telescopes, the James Clark Maxwell Telescope, and the Attacama Large Millimeter Array. <br /><br />Presently there are several new large-scale projects underway including the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, called the James Webb Space Telescope, and the largest telescope ever to be built, the Thirty Meter Telescope.<br /><br />Dr. McConnachie will outline how Canadians are at the heart of these international collaborations and will discuss some of the cutting edge discoveries that these projects can be expected to provide.<br /><br /><a href="https://web.viu.ca/simmsw">https://web.viu.ca/simmsw</a></p>
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