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June 29, 2018

A number of Aboriginal groups across Australia have stories of the Emu in the Sky , which is traced out by the clouds of gas and dust along the Milky […]

June 28, 2018

The Australia Telescope Compact Array is not usually illuminated at night but on occasions, usually for filming or photographic shoots, the lights are switched on, as illustrated above (Image credit: […]

June 27, 2018

Zanardo et al. have used the Australia Telescope Compact Array to make the first detection of linear polarization of in the radio emission from the remnant of supernova 1987A in […]

June 26, 2018

This week, the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Astronomical Society of Australia is being held at Swinburne University. Today’s program includes the second two of four special sessions on “SKA […]

June 25, 2018

This week, the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Astronomical Society of Australia is being held at Swinburne University. Today’s program includes the first two of four special sessions on “SKA […]

June 22, 2018

Lutz et al. have used the Australia Telescope Compact Array to study galaxies that contain more than 2.5 times the neutral hydrogen expected based on their optical properties. The doppler […]

June 21, 2018

If this image of the Parkes 64m radio telescope looks a little different, it’s because it dates from 1979, when perforated aluminium panels covered only the inner 37m of the […]

June 20, 2018

Clusters of galaxies are the most massive gravitationally bound objects in the universe. These clusters grow through collisions and mergers, which result in cluster-wide magnetic fields, generating radio halos via […]

June 19, 2018

Sydney’s annual Vivid light festival has just ended for another year. One of installations, Beautiful and Dangerous , was created by CSIRO and the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and […]

June 18, 2018

For a couple of decades, astronomers have been puzzled by Anomalous Microwave Emission (AME), excess radiation detected between ~10 and ~60 GHz. Spinning dust had been proposed as the cause […]

June 15, 2018

The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder, ASKAP, consists of thirty-six 12-m diameter antennas, equipped with Phased Array Feed (PAF) receivers. This view shows antenna AK05, in the centre of the […]

June 14, 2018

A collision between two molecular clouds is one possible candidate for high-mass star formation. The HII region RCW 36, located in the Vela molecular ridge, contains a young star cluster, […]


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.