ASKAP dishes with Phased-Array Feeds
October 19, 2017
The Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) is a radio interferometer consisting of 36 dishes, each 12-m in diameter. The ASKAP dishes are equipped with 21-cm Phased-Array Feeds (PAFs) providing a field-of-view […]
A Binary Neutron Star Merger
October 18, 2017
“Multi-messenger Observations of a Binary Neutron Star Merger” by Abbott et al. (2017) : “On 2017 August 17 a binary neutron star coalescence candidate (later designated GW170817 ) with merger […]
A Binary Neutron Star Merger
October 17, 2017
“Multi-messenger Observations of a Binary Neutron Star Merger” by Abbott et al. (2017) : “On 2017 August 17 a binary neutron star coalescence candidate (later designated GW170817 ) with merger […]
Bolton Fellowship in Radio Astronomy
October 16, 2017
The Bolton Fellowship provides an outstanding opportunity for post-doctoral research in Australia. It is designed to help young scientists build strong careers as independent researchers. As a Bolton Fellow you […]
Radio Astronomy at Dover Heights
October 13, 2017
by Ron Ekers (CASS) Rodney Reserve, on the cliff tops at Dover Heights in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, was one of the most remarkable and important astronomical sites in […]
Radio Astronomy at Dover Heights
October 12, 2017
by Wasim Raja (CASS) Rodney Reserve, on the cliff tops at Dover Heights in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, was one of the most remarkable and important astronomical sites in […]
ATNF Colloquium – Order or disorder? What do the magnetic fields of supernova remnants look like?
October 11, 2017
by Jennifer West (University of Toronto) Abstract. Supernova remnants are known to be important sites of cosmic ray acceleration. Magnetic fields are thought to play a key role in the […]
Radio Astronomy at Dover Heights
October 10, 2017
by Wasim Raja (CASS) Rodney Reserve, on the cliff tops at Dover Heights in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, was one of the most remarkable and important astronomical sites in […]
Radio Astronomy at Dover Heights
October 9, 2017
by Wasim Raja (CASS) Rodney Reserve, on the cliff tops at Dover Heights in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, was one of the most remarkable and important astronomical sites in […]
Multi-band search for the counterpart to 3FGL J0838.8-2829
October 6, 2017
(by Rea et al.) 3FGL J0838.8-2829 is a high-energy gamma-ray source discovered with NASA’s Fermi satellite. The uncertainty in the position of the gamma-ray source is large enough to include […]
VLBI images of active galactic nuclei
October 5, 2017
(by Müller et al.) TANAMI (Tracking Active Galactic Nuclei with Austral Milliarcsecond Interferometry) is a multiwavelength project to monitor relativistic jets in active galactic nuclei (AGN) of the Southern Sky. […]
ATNF Colloquium – Graph-based processing of SKA data
October 4, 2017
by Tim Cornwell (SKA SDP Consortium) Abstract. The slowdown in Moore’s Law requires that we find ways to use hundreds or thousands of compute nodes to process a single SKA […]
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.