Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory

The Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory near Okanagan Falls in British Columbia, founded in 1960, is a major Canadian radio astronomy center operated by the Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics within the National Research Council of Canada. It pairs observing instruments with engineering laboratories that develop receivers and electronics for use here and at other observatories. Its facilities include the Synthesis Telescope, the John A. Galt Telescope, a solar flux monitor near Penticton, and CHIME, which maps neutral hydrogen to help study baryon acoustic oscillations and the universe’s expansion history. The site also played an important role in early very long baseline interferometry.

British Columbia · Canada