April 14, 2016 Town Halls and Upcoming Survey Dear CASCA colleagues, On behalf of CASCA, we invite you to participate in an important community consultation regarding Canada’s future access to very large optical/infrared telescope (VLOT) facilities. The Canadian Long Range Plan (LRP) and Mid-Term Review (MTR) have consistently identified access to a VLOT as a top national priority. For over two decades, the Thirty Meter Telescope has been viewed as the primary path to meeting

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Date: March 22, 2026 In this issue: Canadian Gemini Office News Update on CASTOR CCAT Update CFHT News and Updates ALMA Matters PRIMA Update Dissertation: AGN–Host Galaxy Image Decomposition in the CEERS Survey Editor: Dennis Crabtree Cassiopeia is CASCA’s quarterly Newsletter, published on or near the solstices and equinoxes (March 21, June 21, September 21 and December 21). To submit a contribution please email cassiopeia.editors@gmail.com. All submissions must be received