May 31, 2021
The ASKAP Update for May reports on factors impacting the time scale of Pilot Surveys Phase II, the latest improvements to ASKAPsoft, continuum image quality and CASDA commensality. Feedback from […]
May 28, 2021
Quiescent black hole X-ray binaries are believed to be fed by hot accretion flows that launch compact, relativistic jets. However, due to their low luminosities, quiescent jets had been detected […]
May 27, 2021
Over the next decade, it is anticipated over 50,000 satellites will be launched worldwide to support a surge in demand for space-derived data, from environmental monitoring such as bushfires and […]
May 26, 2021
Ray Norris (WSU/CSIRO) Abstract: Aboriginal people in Australia have a rich astronomical tradition such as the “Emu in the Sky” constellation of dark clouds, and stories about the Sun, Moon, […]
May 25, 2021
After taking yesterday’s image of orange-clad SES volunteers in front of the orange-lit Parkes telescope, John Sarkissian waited patiently for the Southern Cross to reach its highest point in the […]
May 24, 2021
Last week was National Volunteer Week (NVW) — Australia’s largest annual celebration of volunteers. The Parkes telescope turned orange in support of the NSW State Emergency Services (SES) volunteers who, […]
May 21, 2021
This week is National Volunteer Week and a new CSIRO blog article describes the work that CSIRO postdoc Chenoa Tremblay is doing as part of the STEM Professionals in Schools […]
May 20, 2021
National Volunteer Week (NVW) is Australia’s largest annual celebration of volunteers. From Monday 17th to Sunday 23rd May 2021, NVW will celebrate the significant contribution of Australia’s almost six million […]
May 19, 2021
Lankeswar Dey (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research) Abstract: The observed quasi-periodic doubly peaked high-brightness flares in the 130-year long optical lightcurve of blazar OJ 287 is best explained by its […]
May 18, 2021
Reynolds et al. present results from neutral atomic hydrogen (HI) observations of the Hydra I cluster taken as part of the Widefield ASKAP L-band Legacy All-sky Blind Survey (WALLABY). The […]
May 17, 2021
Reynolds et al. present results from neutral atomic hydrogen (HI) observations of the Hydra I cluster taken as part of the Widefield ASKAP L-band Legacy All-sky Blind Survey (WALLABY). The […]
May 14, 2021
Deuteration — the occurrence of deuterium (a “heavy” hydrogen atom, with a neutron in addition to the proton in the nucleus) in place of a hydrogen atom in a molecule […]
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.