Observing with ATNF Telescopes
Astronomers from Australia and overseas are invited to apply for observing time on Australia Telescope National Facility telescopes. Observing time is awarded by a Time Assignment Committee on the basis of the merits of the proposed research. Please note that the ATNF does not employ telescope operators and observers are required to be present for their observations.
OPAL: All telescope applications to the ATNF MUST be prepared and submitted using OPAL . OPAL is a web-based application system for all ATNF telescope facilities.
ATOA: The Australia Telescope Online Archive (ATOA) provides access to the Australia Telescope Compact Array and Mopra archive data files.
Observers are requested to acknowledge the ATNF in any publications resulting from use of the ATNF facilities, or data archives. See Publications and Acknowledgments
For further information see the current status of the ATNF telescopes.
Application deadlines and observing terms
| Observing Semester | Closing Date for Applications |
Standard Semester Duration |
Time Assignment Meeting |
| OCT (OCTS) | Jun 15 | Oct 01 - Mar 31 | July |
| APRIL (APRS) | Dec 15 | Apr 01 - Sep 30 | Feb |
Telescope applications may be submitted for the following facilities:
- Australia Telescope Compact Array
- Parkes Telescope
- Australian Long Baseline Array (LBA)
- Tidbinbilla 70-m and 34-m antennas
- Mopra radio telescope
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