Mopra telescope – Operations Update 15 February 2013
February 15, 2013
CASS staff continue to assess the bush fire damage sustained to the Mopra Telescope site on 13 January 2013. After a series of onsite engineering and insurance assessments the cleanup […]
New look for ATNF website
January 24, 2013
Welcome to the ‘new look’ ATNF website. The site has been updated with a fresh new appearance and features to make it easier to use: a more comprehensive navigational menu, […]
Mopra telescope – bushfire update (11:20 am Friday 18 January)
January 18, 2013
Yesterday a structural engineer assessed the integrity of the walls and the roof over the screened room (also known as the equipment room). These were judged to be in good […]
Mopra telescope – bushfire update (10:00 am Wednesday 16 January)
January 17, 2013
CSIRO staff from our observatory at Narrabri were able to access the control building of the Mopra telescope late yesterday (Tuesday) in the company of an RFS inspector. This building […]
Mopra telescope – update on research impacts (11:50 am Thursday 17 January)
January 17, 2013
This update addresses the effects of the fire on the research done with the Mopra telescope. For the condition of the site, see the update of 16 January. MOPRA RESEARCH […]
ATNF website changes coming soon
December 21, 2012
In January 2013 the ATNF website is to be given a facelift. The site is going to be updated with a fresh new appearance, a more comprehensive navigational menu, quick […]
Latest issue of ATNF News now available
December 13, 2012
The latest issue of ATNF News is now online and available in both high and low resolution formats. This edition features: – a three-page photo wrap-up of the ASKAP and […]
Geraldton position available: Computing Support Officer
November 26, 2012
An indefinite position is available that will be based in Geraldton for a Computing Support Officer. For full details please see the link below. The deadline for this position is […]
ATNF Telescope Applications for 2013 APRS
November 16, 2012
Applications for observing time are now invited for the 2013 APRS semester for the following telescopes: * Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) * Parkes 64-m telescope * Tidbinbilla 70-m and […]
ASKAP telescope officially opened
October 8, 2012
Senator Chris Evans, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research, officially opened CSIRO’s newest radio telescope, the Australian SKA Pathfinder, on 5 October 2012. The Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory (MRO), […]
Operation of the Mopra Telescope for 2012OCT semester
September 25, 2012
Funding has been secured to operate the Mopra Telescope for three years, commencing in October 2012. Mopra operations will be initially funded by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, the […]
Position available: CASS Chief
September 19, 2012
As the Chief of CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science, you will lead 280 staff and be responsible for a world-class national research facility for radio astronomy that includes three existing […]