May 31, 2018
As described in an ADAP last week , this year’s Stargazing Live programs included an attempt to break the world record for Stargazing. The existing record was set by the […]
May 30, 2018
by Maria Rioja (UWA/CASS) Abstract: The ambitious scientific goals of the SKA require a matching capability to calibrate the systematic errors that contaminate the observed signals. I will present a […]
May 29, 2018
This week the Australia Telescope Users Committee is meeting at Marsfield (in the newly refurbished Marsfield Lecture Theatre). Yesterday an ATUC Science Day was held, focusing on the four ATCA […]
May 28, 2018
Methanol (CH3OH) is often found in molecular clouds and around older stars. In certain conditions, methanol masers (radio analogs of lasers) are formed, stongly amplifying a spectral line of the […]
May 25, 2018
The picture above, taken last week, shows an ASKAP antenna at sunset, with a crescent moon and Venus further to the right. As Venus orbits the Sun closer than the […]
May 24, 2018
As part of Stargazing Live this week, an attempt was made to break the Guinness World Record for stargazing. The world record for the most people stargazing across multiple venues […]
May 23, 2018
by Mireia Montes (UNSW) Abstract: An enigmatic component present in galaxy clusters is the intracluster light (ICL), made up of stars that are not bound to any particular galaxy but […]
May 22, 2018
ABC’s Stargazing Live returns to our tv screens this week. CSIRO’s Lisa Harvey-Smith is back as a roving reporter, along with series hosts Professor Brian Cox and Julia Zemiro, and […]
May 21, 2018
Last week saw the installation of a new Ultra-wide-band receiver on the Parkes telescope, with a crew from Marsfield accompanying the receiver to Parkes to help local staff install and […]
May 18, 2018
Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are millsecond-duration bursts of radio waves that come from outer space. Astronomers have known about them since 2007, but much about FRBs remains a mystery. This […]
May 17, 2018
by Joe Callingham (ASTRON) Abstract: One of the most common assumptions in radio astronomy is that the continuum spectrum of a radio source follows a simple power-law. Such an assumption […]
May 16, 2018
Yesterday saw the installation of a new Ultra-wide-band receiver on the Parkes telescope. The receiver is capable of detecting frequencies between 700 MHz and 4.2 GHz — a much wider […]
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.