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Olivier Hernandez: the new Director of the Planetarium Rio Tinto Alcan
Olivier Hernandez, Director of Operations for the Observatoire du Mont-Mégantic and iREx Coordinator, will start…
When Art Meets Science: Two Artists in Residence at the Mont-Mégantic Observatory
The Centre d’exposition de l’Université de Montréal has created a research-creation residency at the Mont-Mégantic…
René Doyon Awarded the Urgel Archambault Prize for 2017
René Doyon is the recipient of the 2017 Urgel Archambault Award from the Association francophone pour…
A New Planet Searcher for ESO
A new high-performance instrument called NIRPS (Near Infra Red Planet Searcher) will be installed on…
A Failed Star Found Orbiting a Dead Star Every 71 Minutes
An international team of astronomers using data from the second phase of operation of the…
A Mysterious Star
Researchers link an enigmatic star that suddenly appeared in the 17th century to the thermonuclear…
The Delivery of SPIRou’s IR Detector
The OMM has just delivered the H2RG test detector for the SPIRou instrument currently being…
Government of Canada Grants Financial Assistance to UdeM in Support of the OMM
The Mont-Mégantic Observatory will be able to carry out new technological and scientific development projects…
OMM in the Works to Deliver an IR Camera for SPIRou
On February 28, the OMM delivered the infrared camera for the SPIRou spectropolarimeter. SPIRou is…
City of Montreal reduces the increase in light pollution
The Observatoire du Mont-Mégantic (OMM) and the Centre for Research of Astrophysics in Québec (CRAQ)…