ASKAP in action
July 10, 2017
by Kurt Warhurst (CASS) The image above shows five of the 12-m diameter antennas of the Australian Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) array in action. Also visible is a tower […]
SETI at Parkes
July 7, 2017
by John Sarkissian (CASS) Last month a team from the Breakthough Listen Initiative visited Parkes to complete the final installation of their equipment. Observatory staff were able to provide a […]
Full moon over ASKAP
July 6, 2017
by Brett Hiscock (CASS) This image of the (almost) full moon was taken from the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory in Western Australia. The moon’s features are clearly seen: the dark patches […]
ATNF Colloquium
July 5, 2017
Characterising stellar and planetary magnetic fields via low-frequency radio astro by Christene Lynch (Sydney University) Abstract. Establishing what criteria define habitability is essential for determining the potential for life outside […]
A radio outburst from PKS 1954-388
July 4, 2017
by Phil Edwards (CASS) PKS 1954-388 is an active galaxy about 6 billion light years from our own Galaxy (at a redshift of 0.63). It is regularly observed with the […]
ASKAP Phased Array Feed
July 3, 2017
by Brett Hiscock (CASS) The Australian Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) is an array of thirty-six 12m diameter dishes located at the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory in Western Australia. Thirty of […]
50th Anniversary of the “Our World” Broadcast
June 30, 2017
by John Sarkissian (CASS) This week marked the 50th anniversary of the historic “Our World” broadcast. It was viewed live in 31 countries with an estimated audience of 400 million, […]
Quasar Twinkling
June 29, 2017
by Mark Walker & Helen Sim Gas filaments surrounding stars like the strands of a pompom may be the answer to a 30-year old mystery: why quasars twinkle. Dr Mark […]
ATNF Colloquium
June 28, 2017
Gravitational-wave astronomy in the age of multiple detections by Paul Lasky (Monash University) Abstract. Advanced LIGO has now observed three bona fide gravitational-wave events from the mergers of stellar-mass black […]
The Constellation of Orion
June 27, 2017
by Brett Hiscock (CASS) The image above shows the constellation of Orion setting in the early evening sky, with the Boolardy homestead on the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory in the foreground. […]
Low Frequency Radio-astronomy Conference
June 26, 2017
by Phil Edwards (CASS) An international conference on The Broad Impact of Low Frequency Observing was held last week in Bologna, Italy. Over 200 participants gathered to discuss results from […]
ATCA web camera
June 23, 2017
by Robin Wark (CASS) The ATCA web cam had more than just weather conditions on the screen on Monday 5th June. There are cameras showing the current conditions at the […]
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.