Dominion Astrophysical Observatory (DAO)
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The 1.85-meter Plaskett reflector at the Dominian Astrophysical Observatory
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An optical observatory, founded in 1917, operated by the Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, and located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Its main instrument is the 72-inch (1.85-m) Plaskett reflector, named after the observatory's first director, John Plaskett and equipped with a new mirror in 1974. The DAO also houses the 1.22-m McKellar reflector, inaugurated in 1962, and the Canadian Astronomy Data Centre.
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