Parkes Open Day
August 13, 2019
The Parkes Open Days featured a real astronaut, with Andrew Thomas being one of the official guests over the weekend, but the event also brought many aspiring astronauts too. At […]
Welcome Rui Luo
August 12, 2019
We welcome Rui Luo to CASS. Rui is from Guizhou, China, and received his Ph.D. in Astrophysics at Peking University in 2019. His research interests include a broad range of […]
ATNF Colloquium – The SKA Challenge
August 9, 2019
Evan Keane (SKAO) Abstract: In this talk I will overview the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project. Its lofty goal is to build the largest radio observatory on the planet. The […]
Vale Nikolai Kardashev
August 8, 2019
We were saddened to learn of the passing of Nikolai Kardashev on August 3rd. Deputy Director of the Astro Space Center of PN Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy […]
ATNF Colloquium – The MeerKAT tool belt: a waist of data
August 7, 2019
Jordan Collier (Institute: IDIA, University of Cape Town) Abstract: A number of new tools have been developed or adopted to deal with MeerKAT data at the Inter-University Institute for Data […]
ATNF Colloquium – Citizen Science Astronomy with the Unistellar Network: From Planetary Defense to Exoplanet Transits
August 6, 2019
Franck Marchis (Unistellar/SETI Institute) Abstract: Unistellar is reinventing popular astronomy with the Enhanced Vision Telescope: a combination of optics, electronics, and proprietary image-processing technology to make astronomy easy, fun and […]
Peter McGregor Prize awarded to DiFX team
August 5, 2019
The Peter McGregor Prize is awarded by the Astronomical Society of Australia (ASA) in recognition of the design, invention or improvement of astronomical instrumentation and associated software techniques that have […]
ASKAP image of the LMC – by Aidan Hotan
August 2, 2019
The ASKAP team continues to process test observations requested during preparations for pilot surveys. The latest release on CASDA is a 4-tile continuum image of the Large Magellanic Cloud field. […]
RACS — the Rapid ASKAP Continuum Survey – by Aidan Hotan
August 1, 2019
The Rapid ASKAP Continuum Survey, RACS, was the ASKAP team’s first large-scale attempt at an all-sky survey and most of the data reassuringly appears to be of high quality. 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.