Photo credit: CSIRO

This photo by Davd Moore has the following caption in the CSIRO image archive: “Austie Helm mustering sheep near the Parkes Radio Observatory, Parkes, NSW. – Austie Helm, from whom CSIRO bought the radio observatory site, musters a flock of sheep in the paddocks surrounding the telescope.” – The Parkes 64-m Telescope was build more than 50 years ago, but thanks to continuous upgrades of its surface and instrumentation, innovative receivers such as wide-field Phased Array Feeds, and dedicated astronomers from around the world, it continues to do outstanding science.

More images are available in our large collection of CSIRO science images , which includes 70 astronomy images. The whole science image archive currently holds 4127 images and videos.