June 30, 2016
by Simon Johnston (CASS) The 100-m Effelsberg telescope of the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy (MPIfR ) is nestled in the beautiful Ahr valley (Ahrtal) of north western Germany. […]
June 29, 2016
by Chengyuan Li (Macquarie University) Abstract. The presence of extended main-sequence turn-off (eMSTO) regions in intermediate-age, 1-2 Gyr-old star clusters in the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds is often interpreted […]
June 28, 2016
by Nadine Giese (University of Groningen) Upcoming blind HI surveys with e.g. APERTIF or ASKAP will provide data for tens of thousands of galaxies that can be used for a […]
June 27, 2016
by Douglas Bock (CASS) The multibeam receiver CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science (CASS) is building for China’s 500-m Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) – shown above – has grown from work […]
June 24, 2016
by Laurent Loinard (UNAM) η Carinae is one of the most massive stellar sources in the Milky Way. It entered the Hall of Fame of astronomy in the mid 19th […]
June 23, 2016
A great selection of tools for data intensive astronomy and other fields, including data visualisation, web design and templates, database tools, communication, and other resources. Some of these tools have […]
June 22, 2016
by Renee James (Sam Houston State University) Abstract. Why in the world are we paying for all this “basic” research? The answer to this question becomes clear in this romp […]
June 21, 2016
by Randall Wayth (Curtin University) The Murchison Widefield Array’s 72 new antenna tiles have been deployed and are ready for commissioning in July. For the second half of 2016, the […]
June 20, 2016
The ASKAP 2016 conference photo was taken in front of Sydney Uni’s famous MADSEN BUILDING , named after Professor JPV Madsen . A CSIROpedia article about Ruby Payne-Scott states: “In […]
June 17, 2016
by Randall Wayth (Curtin University) Over the last two weeks the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) has had 72 new antenna tiles installed as part of its phase 2 expansion. Teams […]
June 16, 2016
by Jing Wang (CASS) Jian Fu from Shanghai Observatory is visiting ATNF this week. He works on semi-analytical models of galaxies under a Lambda-CDM cosmology (see Fu et al. 2010 […]
June 15, 2016
by Filippo Maccagni (University of Groningen) Abstract. AGN may play a crucial role in regulating the balance between accretion and ejection of gas in a galaxy. Yet, it is unclear […]
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.