ATNF Colloquium – Surprising existence of massive and large molecular gas reservoirs in a distant protocluster
September 13, 2017
by Helmut Dannerbauer (Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias) Abstract. Galaxies in local clusters are significantly affected by environmental effects. However, we do not yet know when these physical processes are […]
Repairs of the Parkes Master Equatorial
September 12, 2017
(by Tim Wilson) The image above shows the beginning of work last week to replace gears of the Parkes Master Equatorial telescope. The large circular gear wheel partly visible in […]
The Parkes Master Equatorial
September 11, 2017
(by Tim Wilson) When consideration was being given to the design of the Parkes radio-telescope in the 1950s, British inventor-engineer Barnes Wallis was consulted. Over lunch with Taffy Bowen, Wallis […]
Repairs of the Parkes Master Equatorial
September 8, 2017
(by Tim Wilson) The dish of the Parkes telescope is driven in altitude and azimuth, and can be directed to any point in the sky (above its 30 degree elevation […]
High precision timing of the pulsar PSR J1933-6211
September 7, 2017
(by Graikou et al.) Graikoou et al. have used data from the Parkes radio telescope to undertake a high-precision timing analysis of PSR J1933−6211, a millisecond pulsar with a 3.5 […]
Larry Marshall visits the MRO
September 6, 2017
CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Larry Marshall recently had the opportunity to visit the Murchison Radio Observatory for the first time. While in Western Australia, Larry first had a tour through […]
PULSE@Parkes in South Africa
September 5, 2017
Through the PULSE@Parkes program, high school students take control of the Parkes radio telescope to observe pulsars under the guidance of professional astronomers. Students may discover a new pulsar, identify […]
IAU Symposium 337 – 50 Years of Pulsars
September 4, 2017
by Simon Johnston (CASS) 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the discovery of pulsars and is thus an excellent moment to reflect on what we have learnt from these remarkable […]
Fly-by of the asteroid Florence
September 1, 2017
The asteroid Florence will pass safely by Earth on Sept. 1, 2017, at a distance of about 7 million kilometers, or about 18 Earth-Moon distances. Florence, which is about 4.4 […]
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.