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June 30, 2020

“Flip-flops” are top-hat–like X-ray flux variations which have been observed in some transient accreting black hole binary systems, but which remain a poorly understood phenomenon. Bogensberger et al. have detected […]

June 29, 2020

According to the Australian nursery rhyme, the kookaburra sits in the old gum tree. However, despite the presence of a number of old gum trees on the Marsfield site, these […]

ASKAP

June 26, 2020

A film crew were on site at the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory (MRO) last week to record material for potential use in an upcoming campaign. The weather was very cooperative and […]

June 25, 2020

A film crew were on site at the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory (MRO) last week to record material for potential use in an upcoming campaign. The weather was very cooperative and […]

June 24, 2020

Johnston et al. present a detailed analysis of massive young stellar object (MYSO) AFGL 4176 (also known as G308.918+0.123 or IRAS 13395-6153). Using ALMA (the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) they […]

June 23, 2020

Swift J1858.6-0814 is a transient neutron star X-ray binary that was discovered in October 2018. Multiwavelength follow-up observations across the electromagnetic spectrum revealed many interesting properties, such as erratic flaring […]

June 22, 2020

Li et al. report new simultaneous XMM-Newton and Australia Telescope Compact Array observations of 3FGL J0427.9−6704, a candidate member of the enigmatic class of transitional millisecond pulsars. Unlike the few […]

June 19, 2020

The astronomical community was shocked and saddened by the news that Jean-Pierre Macquart passed away recently. J-P, an Associate Professor at the Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy node of the […]

June 18, 2020

The CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science workspace in the Australian Resources Research Centre (ARRC) building in the Kensington suburb of Perth are currently undergoing a major refurbishment. In addition to […]

June 17, 2020

Lei Zhang (NAOC & CASS) Abstract: Pulsars are dense objects. They emit beams of radiation that are often detected using radio telescopes. Not only are they rich in radiation phenomena, […]

June 16, 2020

The CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science workspace in the Australian Resources Research Centre (ARRC) building in the Kensington suburb of Perth are currently undergoing a major refurbishment. The astronomical image […]

June 15, 2020

The supernova remnant (SNR) 0540-69.3 in the Large Magellanic Cloud is believed to be about 1000 years old and to have resulted from the explosion of a star 20 times […]


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.