CSIRO's ASKAP Radio Telescope
ASKAP, or the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder, is CSIRO's new radio telescope currently under construction at the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory (MRO) in the Mid West region of Western Australia. It will be made up of 36 identical antennas, each 12 metres in diameter, working together as a single instrument. Incorporating novel receiver technologies and leading-edge ICT systems, ASKAP will be one of the world’s premier radio telescopes and will help to answer fundamental questions about our Universe.
As well as being a world-leading telescope in its own right, ASKAP will be an important testbed for the Square Kilometre Array, a future international radio telescope that will be the world’s largest and most sensitive.
Take a Look at ASKAP
- What does ASKAP look like right now? See the latest webcam images of ASKAP from the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory
- Fly over the MRO with ASKAP Live to see the construction progress of ASKAP
- Take in a day in the life of an ASKAP antenna during testing in June 2011 [6.7MB .gif]
- Download a video of the first ASKAP antenna during construction on site in January 2010 [17MB .mov]
- Watch an animation of ASKAP by Swinburne Astronomy Productions [42MB .mov]
Latest News
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ATNF Steering Committee visits ASKAP May 2012: Members of the CSIRO Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF) Steering Committee visited ASKAP at the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory as part of their annual meeting. |
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ASKAP Update now available April 2012: CSIRO has released a new publication, ASKAP Update, which replaces ASKAP Science Update and ASKAP Technical Update. |
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ASKAP antenna manufacture complete March 2012: All 36 of CSIRO's ASKAP antennas have been manufactured and passed their factory acceptance tests. |
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