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September 30, 2015

by Bärbel Koribalski (CASS) The two images above show the neutral hydrogen (HI) distribution of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a close neighbour of our Milky Way, using data from […]

September 29, 2015

by Bärbel Koribalski (CASS) The three images above show the same HI channel map, ie the hydrogen gas at one particular velocity, of the spiral galaxy NGC 3621 using data […]

September 28, 2015

by Bärbel Koribalski (CASS) The three images above show the neutral hydrogen distribution (HI) of the spiral galaxy NGC 3621 using data from the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA). The […]

September 27, 2015

These semi-regular workshops aim to cover the fundamental concepts of interferometry and synthesis imaging, with particular emphasis on their application to radio astronomy. The target audience is graduate level students […]

September 26, 2015

by George Hobbs (CASS) On the 8th September 2015, George Hobbs (CSIRO) with Prof. Di Li and Ms Lei Zheng (NAOC) visited the site of the Five-hundred metre Aperture Spherical […]

September 25, 2015

by Ryan Shannon (CASS) Gravitational waves are expected to be radiated by supermassive black hole binaries formed during galaxy mergers. A stochastic superposition of gravitational waves from all such binary […]

September 24, 2015

by Chris Jordan (University of Tasmanina) This image is derived from follow-up observations of class I methanol masers found by the MALT-45 survey. Using the ATCA to provide high-resolution positions […]

September 23, 2015

by Emily Petroff (Swinburne University) Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are quickly becoming a subject of intense interest in time-domain astronomy. FRBs have the exciting potential to be used as cosmological […]

September 22, 2015

The Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) , located at the Paul Wild Observatory and operated by CSIRO, is an array of six 22-m antennas used for radio astronomy operating from […]

September 21, 2015

by James Miller-Jones (ICRAR/Curtin University) Recent observational and theoretical work has suggested that stellar-mass black holes may exist in globular clusters, in contrast to previous theoretical predictions that they should […]

September 20, 2015

A glimpse at four second-generation Phased-Array Feeds (PAFs) for ASKAP at the ATNF workshop, where a dedicated team of expert staff looks after every step of the assembly and testing. […]

September 19, 2015

by Flornes Yuen (CASS) Two work experience students, Sreya and Lilian from MLC School, spent one week working with CASS staff Malte Marquading and Bärbel Koribalski, on astronomy and ASKAP […]


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.