ATNF telescope availability – update on the impact of funding reductions
August 11, 2014
The direction CSIRO will take in response to the recent funding reduction for radio astronomy is becoming clearer. There will be impacts to the availability of ATNF facilities both immediately […]
System tests underway on Mk II ASKAP PAF at the MRO
August 8, 2014
Initial ground-based system tests have been run on the first full-size, second generation (Mk II) ASKAP phased array feed receiver at the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory in Western Australia. More information.
First VLBI observations with ASKAP PAF
July 24, 2014
Promising results have been achieved from the first VLBI observations between an ASKAP phased array feed (PAF) receiver and the Australian LBA. More information.
CASDA prepares for ASKAP data
July 18, 2014
Over the coming year, a special team made up of staff from CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science, CSIRO’s IM&T and the iVEC Pawsey Centre, will work to develop and build […]
BETA commissioning probes hydrogen across the distant universe
July 17, 2014
As part of ongoing commissioning tests with the 6-antenna ASKAP commissioning array known as ‘BETA’, a new spectrum has been produced that demonstrates the wide bandwidth of ASKAP and the […]
MRO prepares for the second generation ASKAP receiver
July 4, 2014
While commissioning activities continue apace with the 6-antenna Boolardy Engineering Test Array at the MRO in Western Australia, the ASKAP team is also busily preparing the site for ground aperture […]
Final verification tests lead to Mk II PAF deployment
July 4, 2014
The ASKAP team is now on the verge of deploying the Mk II prototype phased array feed (PAF) to the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory (MRO). Upon completion of the verification tests […]
A telescope is born
June 11, 2014
It may look like just dots on a page, but an image of distant galaxies taken last week represents a huge step forward for CSIRO’s Australia SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) radio […]
Early images of the sky achieved with ASKAP commissioning
June 11, 2014
New images of the sky show that CSIRO’s ASKAP is functioning as an aperture-synthesis telescope after just a few months of commissioning. “We’ve never had a telescope like this before,” […]
CSIRO and AAL announce PAF funding
June 6, 2014
– A joint announcement from Lewis Ball (Chief, CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science) and Mark McAuley (CEO, Astronomy Australia Ltd). CSIRO and Astronomy Australia Ltd (AAL) are pleased to announce […]
Parkes will not operate “unmanned”
June 3, 2014
At a Senate Estimates hearing yesterday (2 June), CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Megan Clark said that CSIRO “had signalled our intent to move towards remote operation of Parkes to reduce […]
Collaboration is key for SKA pre-construction
May 30, 2014
CSIRO is working with representatives of the NRC (National Research Council, Canada) and ASTRON (Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy) to undertake a collaborative measurement program using three different receiver element […]