Celebrating the life of Jim Caswell
February 16, 2015
Tribute by Jimi Green (SKA Office, U.K.) Jimi writes “My first observing run, the installation and commissioning of the 7-beam receiver on the Parkes telescope as part of the Methanol […]
Comet Lovejoy over the Parkes Dish
February 15, 2015
by John Sarkissian (CASS) This beautiful picture of Comet Lovejoy was taken by CSIRO’s Parkes staff member John Sarkissian when it was visible above the illuminated 64-m Parkes Telescope on […]
Single pulses from PSR J1107-5907
February 14, 2015
by Charlotte Ward (University of Sydney) This image shows the variable behaviour of the nulling pulsar PSR J1107-5907. This search mode data, obtained from Parkes last year, shows the shape […]
The Atlas3D view of massive galaxies with deep optical images
February 13, 2015
by Paolo Serra (CASS) The outskirts of galaxies are of paramount importance for the study of galaxy evolution. They are characterised by long dynamical timescales and, therefore, retain a memory […]
Wide-angle tail radio galaxy in Abell 3627
February 12, 2015
by Bärbel Koribalski (CASS) At the centre of the Norma Cluster (Abell 3627), which is located in the middle of the Great Attractor overdensity, lies the wide-angle tail galaxy PKS […]
ATNF Colloquium – From supermassive black holes to the large-scale structure of the Universe
February 11, 2015
by Norbert Werner (KIPAC, Stanford University) Abstract. – I will present recent observational results on the nature and origin of the multi-phase interstellar medium (ISM) in giant elliptical galaxies, and […]
Active Disk Building in a Local HI-massive LIRG
February 10, 2015
by Michelle Cluver (UCT) Near-infrared images of HIZOA J0836-43 show a bulge-dominated spiral at the center of its HI-massive disk. However, the mid-infrared uncovers a star-forming disk housing an intense […]
HIZOA J0836-43: a massive galaxy
February 9, 2015
by Bärbel Koribalski (CASS) The galaxy HIZOA J0836-43 was discovered by Donley et al. (2006) in the Parkes HI Survey of the Zone of Avoidance (HIZOA) and is also detected […]
International Year of Light 2015 – High resolution radio emission from RCW 49
February 8, 2015
by Paula Bengalia (IAR, Argentina) The HII region RCW 49 and its ionizing cluster form a complex region that has been widely studied at infrared and optical wavelengths. Benaglia et […]
The vast, distorted gas disk of NGC 300
February 7, 2015
by Tobias Westmeier (UWA/ICRAR) This colourful picture of NGC 300, a medium-sized spiral galaxy in the nearby Sculptor Group, combines two separate data sets: an optical image (from the Digitized […]
The nearby Circinus galaxy
February 6, 2015
by Bärbel Koribalski (CASS) The Circinus galaxy was discovered relatively recently as it hides behind the bright stellar disk of the Milky Way. The color composite image shows the cold […]
ASKAP Highlights – Production line of Mk II Phased Array Feeds
February 5, 2015
by Ant Schinckel (CASS) and the ASKAP team While ASKAP commissioning continues at the Murchison Radio Observatory with six Mk I Phased Array Feed (PAF) receivers, back at the CSIRO […]
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.