February 28, 2015
by Minnie Mao (NRAO) In the local Universe, large-scale double-lobed radio sources are almost always hosted by elliptical galaxies. This is consistent with leading galaxy formation models that suggest both […]
February 27, 2015
by Aaron Chippendale (CASS) On-dish measurements from CSIRO’s Mk II phased-array feed (PAF) have confirmed low-noise performance across the ASKAP frequency band. Sensitivity is significantly improved over the majority of […]
February 26, 2015
by Aaron Chippendale (CASS) This is the first Mk II phased-array feed (PAF), which was installed on ASKAP antenna 29 in September 2014. The Mk II PAF has significantly improved […]
February 25, 2015
by Steve Croft and David Kaplan (1) “Probing Supermassive Black Hole Growth with Next Generation Radio Telescopes” by Steve Croft (UC Berkeley / Eureka Scientific) : A new generation of […]
February 24, 2015
by Carole Jackson (ICRAR, Curtin University) Abstract. Work by the “Low-Frequency Aperture Array” (LFAA) R&D Consortium for the future SKA telescope is concentrated on the set of antennas, on board […]
February 23, 2015
by Ryan Shannon (CASS) & Vikram Ravi (University of Melbourne) Ravi, Shannon and Jameson (2015) report the real-time discovery, in 2013, of a fast radio burst (FRB 131104) with the […]
February 22, 2015
by Christopher Jordan (University of Tasmania) MALT-45 is a Galactic plane survey for star formation, which uses the Australia Telescope Compact Array in a unique way. One significant result from […]
February 21, 2015
Tribute by Simon Ellingsen (University of Tasmania) Simon writes: “In the early 1990s, when I was a PhD student, I was lucky enough to be involved in the first Parkes […]
February 20, 2015
Tribute by Shari Breen (CASS) Shari writes “This picture, featuring Maxim, Lyshia, me and Jim, was taken back in 2009 during one of our many observing trips to Parkes for […]
February 19, 2015
Tribute by Tim Bedding (School of Physics, University of Sydney) Tim writes “Everyone remembers their first paper. Mine was Caswell, Kesteven, Bedding & Turtle (1989) . Jim was kind enough […]
February 18, 2015
A tribute to Jim Caswell by Maxim Voronkov (CASS) Maxim writes “As a maser person, I obviously knew Jim’s papers well before I met him for the first time in […]
February 17, 2015
by David Wilner (CfA) Abstract. – The circumstellar disks that naturally arise from the star formation process are the sites where planets are made. Many hundreds of these analogs to […]
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 2500 ADAPs have now been published. Vince McIntyre, Nathan Pope, and Andrew O’Brien are acknowledged for their dedicated technical support. The ADAP is currently curated by Phil Edwards.