Astronomy and astrophysics

Canadian researchers have an excellent view of the universe, thanks to NRC. In addition to operating and participating in astronomical facilities in Canada, Chile and Hawaii, we develop advanced instruments for observatories that have both intergalactic and down-to-earth applications.

Institutes and Programs

• NRC Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics

Research Programs

• Adaptive Optics (AO)
• Millimetre Instrumentation

Research Projects

• ALMA - Atacama Large Millimetre Array
• ALMA Band 3 Receivers
• CFHT [FILAO] Optical fibre link- completed
• CFHT [PUEO] Adaptive Optics System - deployed
• CFHT MegaPrime - completed
• CGPS - Canadian Galactic Plane Survey
• DAO [VOLT] Victoria Open Loop Testbed
• DRAO Correlators
• EVLA Correlator
• FUSE - Far Ultraviolet Spectrographic Explorer

Business Opportunities and Services

• Services

  NRC offers a variety of services to businesses. Individual institutes offer for-fee services, ranging from calibration to development of building codes. Browse a variety of services that NRC offers related to astronomy and astrophysics.

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• Facilities

  National Research Council (NRC) facilities offer Canadian businesses and universities access to state-of-the-art equipment, research and training programs, and world leading design, fabrication, testing and co-location facilities. Browse our state-of-the-art facilities related to astronomy and astrophysics.

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Publications

• NRC-authored publication citations are available in the NRC Publications Archive (NPArC); once in NPArC, click on "Browse by Subject".