August 31, 2015
by Tom Oosterloo (ASTRON) This week, about 100 astronomers gather in Dwingeloo, the Netherlands, to discuss the latest results from studies of the atomic hydrogen gas in nearby galaxies. Gas […]
August 30, 2015
by Jessica Chapman (CASS) Dover Heights in the eastern suburbs of Sydney was the site of remarkable discoveries in radio astronomy in the post-war years. In the mid-1940s very little […]
August 29, 2015
by Tobias Westmeier (ICRAR/UWA) With the start of ASKAP early-science observations approaching, the WALLABY team today launches its new, official logo that will help to increase the survey’s visibility within […]
August 28, 2015
by Lisa Harvey-Smith (CASS) Lisa Harvey-Smith was a finalist at the Australian Museum Eureka Prizes in the category “Promoting the Understanding of Australian Science Research” for her work promoting ASKAP, […]
August 27, 2015
Commissioning activities with the first six antennas of CSIRO’s Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP), installed with first-generation phased array feed (PAF) receivers, have already achieved significant initial scientific results that are […]
August 26, 2015
by Steve Broadhurst (CASS) The production of ASKAP Phased Array Feeds (PAFs) is ramping up, thanks to the enormous effort of many CASS staff. Four new PAFs are already installed […]
August 25, 2015
by Quentin Parker (University of Hong Kong) Parker et al. (2015) report the discovery of the closest collisional ring galaxy to the Milky Way. Such rare systems occur due to […]
August 24, 2015
by Joanna Corby (University of Virginia) The powerful capabilities of new-generation radio interferometers provide access to orders of magnitude more information in the same amount of observing time. This promises […]
August 23, 2015
by Flornes Yuen (CASS) If you’ve ever wondered what the ASKAP spectrum looks like, Vanessa Moss aka @cosmicpudding has the answer. When printed out, the 300 MHZ instantaneous spectrum (in […]
August 22, 2015
by Ed Kruzins (CASS) On Thursday 20 August, CDSCC added a new dish to its family of 4. DSS36 will be a new 34 metre beam waveguide (BWG) antenna operating […]
August 21, 2015
by Miller Goss (NRAO) In July 2014, Miller Goss, Ron Ekers and Helen Sim found the original records of the first published Australian radio astronomy observations. These were obtained by […]
August 20, 2015
by Michal Michalowski (IfA, Edinburgh) ATCA obtained the first ever detection of atomic hydrogen (HI) 21 cm line from gamma-ray burst (GRB) host galaxies. GRBs are exploding very massive stars, […]
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.