CFHT Acronym Glossary
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A
| Acronym |
Definition |
| AAS |
American Astronomical Society |
| ADC |
Atmospheric Dispersion Corrector |
| ADU |
Analog-Digital Unit |
| AO |
Adaptive Optics |
| AOB |
Adaptive Optics Bonnette |
| AM |
Airmass |
| API |
Application Programming Interface |
| ASIAA |
Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics
(中央研究院天文及天文物理研究所) |
| ASIVA |
All-Sky Infrared & Visible Analyzer |
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B
| Acronym |
Definition |
| BLNR |
Board of Land and Natural Resources (Hawai'i) |
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C
| Acronym |
Definition |
| CADC |
Canadian Astronomy Data Centre |
| CaHK |
Calcium-Hydrogen-Potassium(K) (MegaCam Filter) |
| CASCA |
Canadian Astronomical Society | La Société Canadienne d'Astronomie |
| Cass |
Cassegrain |
| CCD |
Charge-Coupled Device |
| CFHT |
Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope |
| CFHTLS |
Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Legacy Survey |
| CFIS |
Canada France Imaging Survey |
| CIPP |
CFHT Infrared Parallax Program |
| CLASSY |
The Classical and Large-a Distant Solar System Survey |
| CMS |
Center for Maunakea Stewardship |
| CNRS |
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France)
(National Centre for Scientific Research) |
| CSO |
Caltech Submilimeter Observatory |
| CUTE |
Control Unit Thermal Environment |
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D
| Acronym |
Definition |
| Dec |
Declination |
| DET |
Dynamic Exposure Time |
| DetCom |
Detector Computer |
| DIET |
Direct Imaging Exposure Time Calculator (MegaCam) |
| DIMM |
Differential Image Motion Monitor |
| DLNR |
Department of Land and Natural Resources (Hawai'i) |
| DRS |
Data Reduction System |
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E
| Acronym |
Definition |
| EAO |
East Asian Observatory |
| EM |
Exposure Meter |
| EQ |
Equinox |
| ERT |
Elixir Real Time ("Quicklook") |
| ESPaDOnS |
Echelle Spectro-Polarimetric Device for the Observation of Stars
(Direct translation, French: swordfish) |
| ETC |
Exposure Time Calculator |
| ET |
Exposure Time or Ephemeris Target |
| Etime |
Exposure Time |
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F
| Acronym |
Definition |
| FC |
Finding Chart |
| FSA |
Focus Stage Assembly |
| FT |
Fixed Target |
| FP |
Fabry-Pérot |
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G
| Acronym |
Definition |
| GFSU |
Guide Star Finder Stabilizing Unit |
| GRACES |
Gemini's Remote Access to CFHT ESPaDOnS Spectrograph |
| GSC |
Guide Star Catalogue |
| GUI |
Graphical User Interface |
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H
| Acronym |
Definition |
| Ha |
Hydrogen-alpha(ɑ) (MegaCam Filter) |
| H2RG |
Hawaii 2RG CCD Detector |
| H4RG |
Hawaii 4RG CCD Detector |
| HeNe |
Helium-Neon Laser |
| HICC |
Hawai'i Island Chamber of Commerce |
| HOU |
Kealahou |
| HP |
Hale Pohaku Astronomy Mid-Level Facility |
| HPU |
Hydraulic Power Unit |
| HQ |
CFHT Waimea Headquarters |
| HST |
Hawaii Standard Time |
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I
| Acronym |
Definition |
| IC |
Instrument Configuration |
| IOC |
Input/Output Controller |
| IQ |
Image Quality ("Seeing") |
| IAU |
International Astronomical Union |
| IfA |
University of Hawai'i Institute for Astronomy |
| IFU |
Integral Field Unit |
IRAP
"Toulouse" |
Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie
(Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology) |
| IRTF |
NASA Infrared Telescope Facility |
| ISP |
Internet Service Provider |
| ISU |
Image Stabilization Unit |
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J
| Acronym |
Definition |
| JCMT |
James Clerk Maxwell Telescope |
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K
| Acronym |
Definition |
| K1 |
Kealahou Phase 1 Tool |
| K2 |
Kealahou Phase 2 Tool |
| KKCC |
Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce |
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L
| Acronym |
Definition |
| LCR |
Large Conference Room |
| LGS |
Laser Guide Star |
| LP |
Large Program |
| LSB |
Low Surface Brightness |
| LST |
Local Sidereal Time |
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M
| Acronym |
Definition |
| MagICS |
Magnetic Investigation of Various Classes of Stars |
| MAPP |
Magnetic Protostars and Planets |
| MASS |
Multi-Aperture Scintillation Sensor |
| MC |
MegaCam (MegaPrime) or MegaCenter |
| MCSV |
MegaCam Science Viewer Display |
| Mezz |
Observatory Mezzanine |
| MHD |
Magneto Hydro Dynamics |
| MiMes |
Magnetism in Massive Stars |
| MKAM |
Maunakea Atmospheric Monitor |
| MKAOC |
Maunakea Astronomy Outreach Committee |
| MKCCWG |
Maunakea Crisis Communication Working Group |
| MKMB |
Maunakea Management Board |
| MKS |
Maunakea Scholars |
| MKSS |
Maunakea Support Services |
| MKSSC |
Maunakea Shared Services Committee |
| MKSSOC |
Maunakea Support Services Oversight Committee |
| MKO |
Maunakea Observatories |
| MKWG |
Maunakea Working Group |
| MOF |
Main Observing Form |
| MP |
MegaPrime (MegaCam) |
| MPC |
MegaPrime Computer |
| MSE |
Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer |
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N
| Acronym |
Definition |
| NAOC |
National Astronomical Observatory of China
(国家天文台) |
| ND |
Neutral Density |
| NEO |
New Environment for Observing |
| NRC |
National Research Council of Canada |
| newGSC |
New Guide Star Catalogue |
| NS |
Non-Sidereal |
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O
| Acronym |
Definition |
| OA |
Observing Assistant |
| OAP |
Observatory Automation Project |
| OB |
Observing Block |
| OC |
Observatory Council |
| OG |
Observing Group |
| OMKM |
Office of Maunakea Management |
| OPTICON |
Optical-Infrared Coordination Network for Astronomy |
| OT |
Observing Tool (Queue) or Observing Template |
| OTP |
Optical Turbulence Profiler |
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P
| Acronym |
Definition |
| PH1 |
Phase 1 Tool (aka. Northstar) |
| PH2 |
Phase 2 Tool |
| PI |
Principal Investigator |
| PLC |
Programmable Logic Controller |
| PTZ |
Pan-Tilt-Zoom Camera |
| PV |
Program Viewer |
| PWV |
Precipitable Water Vapor |
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Q
| Acronym |
Definition |
| QC |
Queue Coordinator |
| QSO |
Queued Service Observations |
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R
| Acronym |
Definition |
| RA |
Right Ascension |
| RAM |
Risk Assessment & Mitigation Working Group |
| RASC |
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada |
| RMS |
Root Mean Square |
| RO |
Remote Observer |
| RPC |
Remote Procedure Call |
| RV |
Radial Velocity |
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S
| Acronym |
Definition |
| S/N |
Signal-to-Noise |
| S+S |
Star + Sky Spectroscopy |
| SAC |
Scientific Advisory Council |
| SAO |
Smithsonian Astronomical Observatory |
| SCR |
Small Conference Room |
| SF2A |
Société Française d'Astronomie et d'Astrophysique
(French Society of Astronomy and Astrophysics) |
| SIGNALS |
Star Formation, Ionized Gas, and Nebular Abundances Legacy Survey |
| SITELLE |
Spectromètre Imageur à Transformée de Fourier pour l'Etude en Long et en Large de Raies d'Emission
(Fourier Transform Imaging Spectrometer for Long and Large Study of Emission Lines) |
| SLS |
SPIRou Legacy Survey |
| SMA |
Submilimeter Array |
| SNR |
Signal-to-Noise Ratio |
| SNR/DET Mode |
Signal-to-Noise Ratio / Dynamic Exposure Time Mode |
| SO |
Service Observer or Star Only Spectroscopy |
| SP |
SkyProbe |
| SPICE |
SPIRou Legacy Survey: Consolidation & Enhancement |
| SPIE |
Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers |
| SPIRou |
Spectropolarimètre Infrarouge
(Infrared Spectropolarimeter) |
| SRO |
Standby Remote Observer |
| SSA |
Standby Support Astronomer |
| STIC |
Software Technician-in-Charge |
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T
| Acronym |
Definition |
| TAC |
Time Allocation Committee |
| TCS |
Telescope Control System |
| TIC |
Technician-in-Charge |
| TOM |
Technical Operations Meeting |
| TOS |
Technical Observing Support |
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U
| Acronym |
Definition |
| UdeM |
Université de Montréal
(University of Montréal) |
| UH |
University of Hawai'i |
| UH88 aka. UH2.2 |
University of Hawai'i 88-inch Telescope aka. University of Hawai'i 2.2-meter Telescope |
| UH-ITS |
University of Hawai'i Information Technology Services |
| UHMKO |
University of Hawai'i-affliated Maunakea Observatories |
| UKIRT |
United Kingdom Infrared Telescope |
| UL |
Université Laval
(Laval University) |
| UNIONS |
Ultraviolet Near-Infrared Optical Northern Survey |
| UPS |
Uninterruptible Power Supply |
| UVIC |
University of Victoria |
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V
| Acronym |
Definition |
| VESTIGE |
A Virgo Environmental Survey Tracing Ionized Gas Emission |
| VIS |
Maunakea Visitor Information Station |
| VISION |
Not an acronym. See VISION |
| VPN |
Virtual Private Network |
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W
| Acronym |
Definition |
| WIRCam |
Wide-Field Infrared Camera |
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X
| Acronym |
Definition |
| X |
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Y
| Acronym |
Definition |
| Y |
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Z
| Acronym |
Definition |
| Z |
No Entries. |
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Last updated on November 1, 2023
(matches Confluence v.18)
