Online tools

OPAL	OPAL is the ATNF on-line proposal application system. It also provides access to previously submitted proposals and to the cover sheets for proposals submitted from 2006 APRS onwards.
ATCA SCHED	Information about the ATCA scheduling program, SCHED, and links to several versions of the program.
ATCA Sensitivity Calculator	Estimates the sensitivity and other characteristics of an ATCA observation.
ATCA Calibrator Search	Searches for calibrators and provides information on their properties.
ATCA Frequency Calculator	Determines the sky frequency for an ATCA observation.
ATCA Calibrator Cycle Time Calculator	Determines the length of time needed between successive observations on secondary calibrators.
ATCA VRI	The original Virtual Radio Interferometer (VRI) is no longer supported, however the VRI webpage provide a link to an alternative simulator for the ATCA (and other telescopes) that includes (u,v)-coverage and Fourier Transforms. It lets you simulate various “what-if” scenarios in radio interferometry.
Parkes Sensitivity Calculator	Estimates the theoretical rms noise level for line and continuum observations with the Parkes telescope.
Mopra Schedule Tool for Position Switching	A tool for creating Mopra schedule files for position switching.
Mopra Schedule Tool for On-the-Fly Mapping	A tool for creating Mopra schedule files for on-the-fly (OTF) mapping.
Mopra Sensitivity Calculator	Estimates the theoretical rms noise level for line and continuum observations with the Mopra telescope.
Tidbinbilla Sensitivity Calculator	Estimates the theoretical rms noise level for line and continuum observations with the Tidbinbilla 70-m telescope.
VLBI Sensitivity Calculator	The EVN Observation Planner includes the LBA antennas and helps determine source visibility and the expected sensitivity and angular resolution.
Lines	Determines the rest frequencies of recombination or molecular/atomic spectral lines within Parkes receiver bandwidths
Coord	Calculates the rise and set times of sources for a range of observatories
Planets	Give the position of the sun, moon or planets at a given site.
Radial Velocities	Calculates the radial velocity components of an observer’s velocity. Sun etc.
Tools from HEASARC	HEASARC tools include a coordinate converter which accepts source names as well as coordinates.
TEMPO2	TEMPO2 is a new package that has replaced TEMPO. It has been designed for the new generation of high-precision pulsar timing experiments.

Observers’ Information

Telescope Documentation	Telescope User Guides and other technical documentation.
ATNF Observing Support Model	Information on the support available to users of the telescopes.
Observing schedules	Observing schedules and DA roster.
Spectral Line Rest Frequencies	A list of spectral rest frequencies between 1.4 GHz and 115.3 GHz.
ATCA Remote Observing Guide	Guide to remote observing at the Compact Array
ATCA Shadowing Diagrams	Shows the shadowing limits for ATCA antennas.
ATCA Array Configurations	A list of standard ATCA array Configurations.
ATCA Interference	Radio frequency interference levels at the ATCA.
Mopra SiO masers	A list of SiO masers for Mopra pointing.