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August 31, 2020

The Aperture Array Verification System (AAVS) , located at the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory, is the testbed for the SKA consortium to evaluate equipment and confirm the performance of antennas before […]

August 28, 2020

De Gregorio-Monsalvo et al. have characterised the emission at centimeter wavelengths in T Chamaleontis, a star surrounded by a transitional protoplanetary disks. Transitional disks are considered to be the missing […]

August 27, 2020

The Parkes Testbed Facility (PTF) was installed at the Parkes Observatory in 2008 to test the prototype phased array feeds (PAFs) for ASKAP. The antenna was based on a 12-m […]

August 26, 2020

The Parkes Testbed Facility (PTF) was installed at the Parkes Observatory in 2008 to test the prototype phased array feeds (PAFs) for ASKAP. The antenna was based on a 12-m […]

August 25, 2020

The Parkes 64m radio telescope is affectionately known as “The Dish”, but it is not the only paraboloidal reflector at the Observatory. The image above shows in the foreground the […]

August 24, 2020

An international team of researchers have discovered a dense, cold gas that’s been shot out from the centre of the Milky Way “like bullets”. The observations were primarily carried out […]

August 21, 2020

To celebrate National Science Week, a public webinar about the SKA took place last night, titled “Exploring the Universe without even leaving home.” The speakers were Mia Walker, MWA Engineer, […]

August 20, 2020

About two thirds of known milli-second pulsars (MSPs) are in binary systems, usually with white dwarf companions and with orbital periods of up to hundreds of days. Some binary MSPs, […]

August 19, 2020

The Phoenix galaxy cluster (SPT-CLJ2344-4243) is a very massive cluster, with a mass of 2.5 × 10^15 solar masses, located at the redshift of z=0.6. The Brightest Cluster Galaxy (BCG) […]

August 18, 2020

The ASKAP Update for August is now available, and includes news on planning for a second round of Pilot Surveys (focussing on commensal observing strategies), activities during the current consolidation […]

August 17, 2020

It is with great sadness that we note the passing of Graeme Sunderland earlier this month. Better known as ‘Sundo’, Graeme was a much-loved staff member at Narrabi who made […]

August 14, 2020

Duchesne et al. present a radio and X-ray analysis of the galaxy cluster SPT-CL J2032−5627. Data from the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) at 943 MHz shows two previously […]


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.