MWA solar imaging – by McCauley et al.

September 6, 2019

McCauley et al. present spectropolarimetric imaging observations of the solar corona at low frequencies (80 – 240 MHz) using the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA). A new algorithm was developed to […]

ASKAP EMU Pilot Survey underway – by Aidan Hotan

September 5, 2019

The ASKAP pilot survey program was designed to test strategies that have been developed by ASKAP’s science teams and determine the telescope’s readiness for full-scale surveys. Each survey team has […]

ATNF Colloquium – Measurement of the luminosity function of Fast Radio Bursts

September 4, 2019

Rui Luo (CASS) Abstract: Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) are millisecond radio flashes with unknown origins yet. In this talk, I will present our work on the measurement of FRB luminosity […]

Monitoring AAVS at the MRO

September 3, 2019

The Aperture Array Verification System (AAVS) is the testbed for the SKA consortium, to evaluate equipment and confirm the performance of antennas before the rollout of the full SKA-Low. Located […]

Acknowledging traditional owners

September 2, 2019

In June, a ceremony acknowledging the traditional owners of the Marsfield site , the Wallamuttagal people, took place with the unveiling of a plaque displaying the CSIRO Boomerang motif. The […]

Reflections on Parkes Open Day

August 30, 2019

The Parkes Observatory held Open Days to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moonwalk last month, with similar events also held at the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex […]

ASKAP and ALMA observations of PKS 1740-517 – by Allison et al.

August 29, 2019

Cold neutral gas is a key ingredient for growing the stellar and central black hole mass in galaxies throughout cosmic history. Allison et al. have used the Atacama Large Millimetre […]

ATNF Colloquium – Advanced Techniques to Search for Relativistic Binary Pulsars

August 28, 2019

Vishnu Balakrishnan (MPIfR) Abstract: Relativistic binary pulsar systems, such as double neutron star and neutron star-white dwarf binaries are currently some of the best tools available to test Einstein’s theory […]

ATNF Colloquium – Radio Emission from Planets

August 27, 2019

Joe Lazio (JPL/Caltech) Abstract: Jupiter’s radio emission has been linked to its planetary-scale magnetic field, and spacecraft investigations have revealed that most planets, and some moons, have or had a […]

MWA observations of scintillating sources – by Sadler et al.

August 26, 2019

Around 10 per cent of bright low-frequency radio sources observed with the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) show strong interplanetary scintillation (IPS) on time-scales of a few seconds, implying that almost […]

ATNF Colloquium – Lifecycles and environments of radio galaxies

August 22, 2019

Anna Kapinska (NRAO) Abstract: The activity of radio galaxies is now understood as a key ingredient in the evolution of galaxies and galaxy clusters across cosmic time, yet there are […]

The GMIMS survey at Parkes – by Wolleben et al.

August 21, 2019

The Global Magneto-Ionic Medium Survey (GMIMS) used the Parkes 64m to study the polarized radio emission from our Galaxy and characterise the strength and configuration of the Galactic magnetic field. […]