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August 31, 2021

The golden wattle (Acacia Pycnantha) is native to southeastern Australia, with its profuse flowers appearing in late winter and spring. The golden wattle was formally adopted in 1988 as the […]

August 30, 2021

Sturt’s Desert Pea (Swainsona formosa) is the floral emblem of South Australia but, as the image above from the Murchison Radio-astronomy (MRO) Observatory shows, it is found across Australia. In […]

August 27, 2021

Wear It Purple (WIP) , celebrated on the last Friday in August, is an international day of recognition that fosters supportive, safe, empowering and inclusive environments for LGBTIQ+ people everywhere. […]

August 26, 2021

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 15 mission to the moon. Crewed by David Scott, James Irwin and Alfred Worden, Apollo 15 was launched on 26 July […]

August 25, 2021

Nichole Barry (ICRAR-Curtin) Abstract: Detecting the Epoch of Reionisation is a major directive of the future SKA, and an active area of research for SKA-precursors including the MWA. However, measuring […]

August 24, 2021

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 15 mission to the moon. Crewed by David Scott, James Irwin and Alfred Worden, Apollo 15 was launched on 26 July […]

August 23, 2021

The ASKAP Update includes reports on new firmware with improved correlator stability, progress on VAST pilot survey phase II observations, and the recent call for revised survey science proposals. After […]

August 20, 2021

For et al. present observations of the Eridanus supergroup obtained with the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) as part of the pre-pilot survey for the Widefield ASKAP L-band Legacy […]

August 19, 2021

For et al. present observations of the Eridanus supergroup obtained with the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) as part of the pre-pilot survey for the Widefield ASKAP L-band Legacy […]

August 18, 2021

Shivani Bhandari (CSIRO) Abstract: Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are amongst the most energetic transients in our Universe, but despite several plausible models, their origin remains a mystery. In the absence […]

August 17, 2021

For et al. present observations of the Eridanus supergroup obtained with the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) as part of the pre-pilot survey for the Widefield ASKAP L-band Legacy […]

August 16, 2021

For et al. present observations of the Eridanus supergroup obtained with the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) as part of the pre-pilot survey for the Widefield ASKAP L-band Legacy […]


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.