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July 26, 2017

MeerKATs with Big IDIAs: How Data-Intensive Astronomy is bringing the Research Cloud to Africa by Michelle Cluver (U. Western Cape) Abstract. In 2018, the 64 dish MeerKAT radio interferometer will […]

July 25, 2017

Marcote et al. The binary system AR Sco contains an M star and the only known radio-pulsing white dwarf. The system shows emission from radio to X-rays, likely dominated by […]

July 24, 2017

Farnes et al. The radio source W50 is believed to be a shell-like supernova remnant which is being re-energized by the jets from the micro-quasar SS433. Farnes et al. used […]

July 21, 2017

by Phil Edwards (CASS) The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) has been constructed in south-westen China. Although the diameter of the full reflector is 500m, the telescope features an […]

July 20, 2017

by Phil Edwards (CASS) The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) is constructed in a karst (or natural sinkhole) in Guizhou Province in south-western China. The surface of the telescope […]

July 19, 2017

Needles in a Haystack: “Almost Dark” Galaxies in the ALFALFA Survey by Luke Leisman (Cornell) Abstract. Scaling relations between atomic hydrogen and stars in galaxies suggest strong ties between their […]

July 18, 2017

by Jimi Green (CASS) The 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting and General Meeting (ASA2017) was held last week, hosted by the Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics (RSAA) at the Australian […]

July 17, 2017

by Jimi Green (CASS) The 13th Asia-Pacific Regional IAU Meeting (APRIM) was held in Taiwan in the first week of July. Asian-Pacific Regional IAU Meetings are authorized by the International […]

July 14, 2017

by Kurt Warhurst (CASS) In its first phase, the Square Kilometre Array will consist of two telescopes: SKA-Low, in Western Australia, and SKA-Mid, in South Africa. SKA-Low will consist of […]

July 13, 2017

by Kurt Warhurst (CASS) The Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) consists of 2048 dual-polarization dipole antennas, arranged in 128 “tiles”, each a 4×4 array of dipoles. The dipoles are sensitive to […]

July 12, 2017

by Brett Hiscock (CASS) While it was a cloudy day on a recent flight between Geraldton and the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory, there did not appear to be much rain about. […]

July 11, 2017

by Brett Hiscock (CASS) Venus is visible as it reflects the light of the sun, and its brightness changes as it moves relative to the Earth in its orbit around […]


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.