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Dec 8, 2004 - The JCMT: Past, Present, and Future - Doug Johnstone, National Research Council Canada, Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics.

James Clerk Maxwell TelescopeThe James Clerk Maxwell Telescope is the premier single-dish sub-millimeter telescope in the world. Canada is a major partner in the telescope, along with the UK and the Netherlands. This talk will discuss: why astronomers are interested in observing at these wavelengths, why observing at these wavelengths is so difficult, what we have learned so far, and what we hope for the future.

The JCMT - Past, Present, Future - 6Mb PDF presentation - please right click on the link and "Save Target as..." to store and run on your computer.

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