CFHTIR first light

November 10, 2000

CFHTIR is the new infra red detector for imaging and multi-object spectroscopy at CFHT.

Three nights of engineering were planned on November 9, 10 and 11. The first night was lost to weather, as was the first hour of the second one. Mauna Kea was then clear for the rest of that night, though with faint cirrus passing by.

Here is the "first light image" of the camera... 

If you want to know more about this camera, visit its web page!