March 22, 2026 By Eric Steinbring (Canadian Gemini Office, National Research Council Herzberg Astronomy & Astrophysics) A Springtime Bounty of Telescope-Time Opportunities Late March typically brings hope to Canadians that a bloom of springtime flowers is not too far off, and also that there will be many chances to plant for a new crop of telescope-time allocations: This starts with the monthly CfP for Fast Turnaround (FT) time, at noon Hawai’i Standard Time (HST) on 31 March

March 22, 2026 By Nadine Manset (Director of Science Operations, on behalf of the CFHT ‘ohana) Recently The Scientific Advisory Council (SAC) report from the December 2025 meeting held in Waimea is available online on CFHT’s website (https://www.cfht.hawaii.edu/en/science/SAC/reports/SAC_report_Dec2025.php). Emmanuel Bertin, former CFHT Resident Astronomer, released a Python-based exposure time calculator (ETC) for MegaCam (and also WIRCam), pyDIET (pydiet.cfht.hawaii.edu). T

by Locke Spencer, Doug Johnstone, David Naylor Canadian participation in a far-infrared space astronomy mission is one of the key recommendations in both the CASCA LRP and CSA CSEW reports. The importance of Canadian involvement in the next NASA Probe (PRIMA or AXIS) was reconfirmed in the LRP MTR and the JCSA further recommended that the CSA provide statements of support for both missions in late 2025. In recognition of the importance of Canadian involvement, Locke Spencer h