This year, CFHT associated its efforts again with Coelum to deliver a
stunning astronomical calendar. The year 2001 theme is the structure
of our galaxy, the Milky Way. The calendar not only proposes 12 gorgeous
true colors images obtained with the CFH12K wide-field imaging camera, it
also contains a description of each image, how they compare to each
other (nature of the nebula, distance, etc...) and what they represent
in the evolution process of our galaxy (star formation, star evolution,
stellar populations, and star death). This calendar will not only
decorate walls with living colors, it will also introduce
the lay person to the structure and evolution of our galaxy.
The calendar contains 2 pages focusing on the structure of our galaxy,
two other pages propose legends for each of the 12 main images of the
calendar. Two other pages present the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope
and the Mauna Kea observing site. Other key instruments of CFHT apart
of CFH12K are presented: the adaptive optics system and the multi-object
spectrograph.
Jim Thomas from CFHT kindly compiled the Hawaiian page of the calendar
with material courtesy of Bishop Museum.
This year's theme is the Hawaiian moon calendar.
Collaboration with the Italian astronomy magazine Coelum
has made the publication
of this gallery possible. The production of this calendar has been entrusted
to the Coelum team because of their experience in astronomical image treatment,
their skills of presentation and their enthusiasm for Astronomy. The CFHT-Coelum
collaboration started in early 1999 with the publication of articles introducing
the latest CFHT results to the public. Scientific director Renato Falomo (from
Padova Observatory) and Coelum editorialist Roberta Zabotti forged the look of
this calendar.
- 20 pages (10 sheets = 12 months + pages of presentation/legend/information)
- Printed on high-glossy plastic-coated paper (weight = 10.6 oz = 312 gr)
- Format: 30cm x 42cm (A3)
- Spiral bound
- Months in English, French, Italian and Hawaiian
- All texts are presented in English, French and Italian
- Order by sending US$15.00 per calendar to: Ms Moani Akana,
CFHT, PO Box 1597, Kamuela, HI 96743, USA.
- You can send an email to Ms Moani Akana
(akana@cfht.hawaii.edu)
to confirm your order.
- Payment must be remitted in U.S. funds (personal checks drawn on U.S.
banks or money order) to the order of "CFHT".
- The price covers basic printing costs and postage. The calendar comes
in a sturdy cardboard tube.
- The number of calendars available for sale is limited.
- Visitez la boutique de Ciel et Espace dans la section Cadeaux.
- Le nombre de calendriers disponibles est limite.
Please contact Jean-Charles Cuillandre
(jcc@cfht.hawaii.edu)
at CFHT for further information on the calendar.
Several of the CFH12K images have already appeared as the CFHT picture of week: