Parkes Observatory Open Days
August 27, 2007
Parkes Observatory open days are a rare opportunity for members of the public to tour the CSIRO Parkes radio telescope. As well as the telescope tours there will be special […]
CSIRO Parkes radio telescope 2007 open days
August 3, 2007
The 2007 Open Days at Parkes observatory will be held on Saturday 22 September 2007 to Sunday 23 September 2007. These days are a rare chance for the public to […]
2007 ATNF Summer Vacation Scholarships: Applications Now Open
July 31, 2007
Summer vacation scholarships are offered each year at the Australia Telescope National Facility for graduate and undergraduate students who have completed three years or more of undergraduate education in Physics, […]
Wildflowers in the Sky Workshop at World Conference of Science & Technology Education
June 26, 2007
Participants in the Wildflowers in the Sky: Astronomy for Mid West Schools ASISTM project will be running a workshop session on 11 July at the World Conference of Science & […]
Year 11 VCE Astronomy/Astrophysics Teacher Professional Development
April 24, 2007
The Victorian Space Science Education Centre and ATNF will be running a one-day workshop for Victorian teachers on Wednesday 2 May at the VSSEC, Strathmore Victoria. Our Education Officer, Rob […]
2007 ATNF Astronomy Workshops for Teachers
January 22, 2007
Two popular teacher workshops in astronomy will be run by ATNF in the first half of 2007. “Astronomy from the Ground Up!” is a three day workshop for teachers of […]
CSIRO Parkes radio telescope 2007 open days
December 20, 2006
The 2007 Open Days at Parkes observatory will be held on Saturday 22 September 2007 to Sunday 23 September 2007. These days are a rare chance for the public to […]
Elvis at the Dish
December 20, 2006
Each January Parkes comes alive to the sounds of hip swiveling Elvis impersonators at the Parkes Elvis Festival. This year visitors to the Parkes observatory will see a star of […]
Public Viewing of the 9 November Transit of Mercury at Narrabri
November 1, 2006
The last transit of Mercury visible from Australia until 2032 will happen on the morning of Thursday 9 November 2006. Staff of the CSIRO Australia Telescope Compact Array at Narrabri […]
Wildflowers in the Sky: Astronomy for Mid West Schools Project now online
October 10, 2006
Wildflowers in the Sky is an ASISTM project linking ATNF and other partner organisations with five schools in the Mid West region of Western Australia. Students are engaged by hands-on […]
Astronomy Education Sessions at Science Teacher Conferences in Victoria and NSW
October 5, 2006
Our Education Officer will be presenting workshop sessions for Primary and Secondary teachers at both STAVCON at La Trobe University, Melbourne, 23 -24 November and at the STANSW Annual Conference, […]
Job Opportunity – Software Developer
August 23, 2006
The ATNF is building a team to work on the development of the xNTD computer capabilities. More information.