Welcome to the ATNF Daily Astronomy Picture (ADAP), brought to you by staff and users of the Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF). Our aim is to present science and engineering results, research highlights from recent publications, technical updates, telescope pictures, conference summaries, etc.
Our site was inspired by the fabulous Astronomy Picture of the Day – @APOD and the ASTRON/Jive Daily Image – @dailyimage.
We welcome all ATNF users to submit an image related to our facilities (Parkes, ATCA, Mopra, ASKAP and LBA), together with a brief description and credits. Submissions can be emailed to the ADAP curator, (phil.edwards [at] csiro.au).
The ADAP was created in December 2014 by Baerbel Koribalski and Simon Johnston. Over 800 ADAPs have been published over the first three years (365 in 2015 and ~250 in 2016 and 2017 each). Vince McIntyre and Nathan Pope are acknowledged for their dedicated technical support. The ADAP is currently curated by Phil Edwards.
ATCA array reconfiguration
December 9, 2024
Observing with the ATCA can be undertaken from almost anywhere with a reliable internet connection, but it is still possible to observe on-site at the telescope. Recently, a group of […]
The CSIRO Radio Astronomy Image Archive
December 6, 2024
The CSIRO Radio Astronomy Image Archive (CRAIA) contains over 20,000 digital assets including images, documents, audio and film ranging in date from the early 1940’s to the present day, preserving […]
ATNF website refresh
December 5, 2024
A refreshed ATNF website was launched yesterday! The new site provides not just a new look and feel, but improved structure, updated content and much better accessibility. And it re-establishes […]
ATNF Colloquium – Prospects for Fundamental Physics from Line Intensity Mapping
December 4, 2024
Bryan Scott (CIERA, Northwestern University) Abstract: Line Intensity Mapping (LIM) is a technique for quickly performing surveys of large volumes at many frequencies but at low spatial resolution. These large survey […]
ATNF Colloquium – Gas-Rich Galaxies as Cosmological Probes
December 3, 2024
Kristine Spekkens (Queen’s University in Canada) Abstract: The atomic gas (HI) content of nearby galaxies provides important insight into how they form and evolve within the standard cosmology. In this talk, […]
A trial of commercial HPC for the LMC – by Kemp et al.
December 2, 2024
Kemp et al. describe a trial the use of commercial high performance computing (HPC) for a large scale processing task in astronomy — processing data from the GASKAP-HI pilot surveys. […]
The annotated LMC – by Livingston et al.
November 29, 2024
The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is a low-mass irregular galaxy, interacting with the Milky Way (MW) and the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). The figure above, from a recent paper by […]
COALAS at cosmic noon – by Pérez-Martínez et al.
November 28, 2024
“Cosmic noon” refers to the epoch in the history of the Universe when star formation and black hole growth peaked. It occurred roughly 2 to 3 billion years after the […]
ATNF Colloquium – A 17m ASKAP antenna?
November 27, 2024
John Bunton (CSIRO) Abstract: ASKAP currently has a survey speed that is similar to MeerKAT. In the SKA era, it will become uncompetitive. Currently, research on a better-performing PAF is […]
Local HI Absorption towards the Magellanic Cloud foreground using ASKAP – by Nguyen et al.
November 26, 2024
Neutral atomic hydrogen (HI), the most abundant gas in the interstellar medium (ISM), plays a crucial role in the evolution and dynamics of the ISM in galaxies. It provides the […]
Nesting kestrels
November 25, 2024
One of the antenna dishes at the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex (CDSCC) is hosting a family of Nankeen Kestrels, with two young juveniles. The Nankeen Kestrel is a slender […]
November issue of Contact
November 22, 2024
The latest issue of the SKA Observatory’s magazine Contact commemorates the SKAO’s major involvement in the IAU General Assembly 2024 in Cape Town, the first to be held on the […]