“Cosmology in the Classroom” Teacher Workshops
November 4, 2004
Date: 27 November 2004 Location: UTS Sydney, STANSW Annual Conference. Our Education Officer, Robert Hollow, will be presenting two workshop sessions on the effective teaching of Cosmology concepts at the […]
ATNF Telescope Applications for 2005 APRS
November 1, 2004
Applications for observing time are now invited for the 2005 APRIL semester for the following telescopes: Australia Telescope Compact Array Parkes radio telescope Mopra radio telescope Tidbinbilla 70-m antenna VLBI […]
Bug in Miriad mosaicing software for recent data
October 29, 2004
A significant bug related to mosaicing (or primary beam correcting) of specific recent data has been uncovered in Miriad. The bug will affect data when all of the following apply: […]
Employment Opportunity: Postdoctoral Scientist – Astronomical Data Analysis
October 22, 2004
CSIROÂ’s Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF) seeks to fill a Postdoctoral position in a team developing software applications for radio astronomy. This position is to develop software that can automatically, […]
Radio Astronomy at Dover Heights
October 18, 2004
Date: 23 October Location: Macquarie University, Building E7B Time: from 6pm (talk starts around 7:30 pm) Rodney Reserve, on the cliff tops at Dover Heights in the eastern suburbs of […]
Sport in Space Winners
October 18, 2004
We are delighted to announce the results of our Sport in Space Competition during National Science Week 2004. Entries were received from across Australia. The winners and runners up in […]
Scholarship Opportunity: CSIRO Postgraduate Scholarships
October 7, 2004
========================================================== CSIRO Postgraduate Scholarships – Closing Date: 7 Nov 2004 ========================================================== For some exceptional students, who will separately obtain an APA or equivalent University scholarship, CSIRO offers a prestigious top-up […]
Employment Opportunity: APPRENTICE – Fitting and Machining
October 5, 2004
The Australia Telescope National Facility is seeking applications from men and women to undertake comprehensive training in Fitting and Machining. The apprenticeship will commence in January 2005 and is offered […]
2005 Teacher Workshops Announced
September 23, 2004
Details and registration for the 2005 ATNF Teacher Workshops in Astronomy are now available online. Astrophysics for Physics Teachers is a one-day workshop, 5 March at Marsfield in Sydney, targeting […]
Fringes to 5 antennas at 3mm for the ATCA
September 21, 2004
At about 7:10pm on 20 September, the first fringes were correlated for the 5-antenna 3mm system on the Compact Array. This is a major step in the completion of the […]
ATNF Summer Vacation Outreach Scholarship
September 20, 2004
A CSIRO summer vacation scholarship is available at the Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF) for a graduate or undergraduate student, resident in Australia, who has completed undergraduate courses of three […]
Schools Talk: “Star Death, Pulsars and Gravity Waves”
September 3, 2004
Tuesday 21 September 2004 16:30 to 18:00 CSIRO CTIP Lehany Lecture Theatre Dr George Hobbs, CSIRO Australia Telescope National Facility will discuss the last stages in the lives of stars, […]