ATCA sunset
April 14, 2021
A picturesque sunset at the Australia Telescope Compact Array, captured by Keith Bannister.
ASKAP System Description – by Hotan et al.
April 13, 2021
A new paper , led by ASKAP lead scientist, Aidan Hotan, describes the system design and capabilities of the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) radio telescope at the conclusion […]
Spectral signatures of phosphorous molecules – by Zapata Trujillo et al.
April 12, 2021
Scientists have long conjectured that phosphine (PH3) may indicate evidence of life if found in the atmospheres of rocky planets like the Earth, where it is produced by the biological […]
Badgery’s Creek
April 9, 2021
Badgery’s Creek was the site of an early field station for CSIRO’s Division of Radiophysics. This field station was 50 km west–south–west of central Sydney on a CSIRO cattle research […]
Aligned scintillators reveal plasma filament – by Y-M Wang et al.
April 8, 2021
Wang et al. used ASKAP to search for radio sources variable on the timescale of hours. They discovered six rapid scintillators, with two of them being extreme intra-hour variables with […]
The Ultra-Steep Spectrum Jellyfish – by Hodgson et al.
April 7, 2021
Hodgson et al. have reported the discovery of an ultra-steep spectrum (USS) synchrotron source in the galaxy cluster Abell 2877 . They observed the source with the Murchison Widefield Array […]
Parkes to support lunar missions
April 6, 2021
The Parkes 64-m radio telescope, also known as Murriyang, will provide ground station support for one of the first commercial lunar landings later this year . CSIRO has signed a […]
ASKAP after some rain
April 1, 2021
After some recent rains at the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory, the area around the ASKAP telescope is much greener than usual! (Image credit: Kurt Warhurst) Due to the Easter public holidays, […]
March issue of Contact
March 31, 2021
The March 2021 issue of the SKA magazine Contact is now available. This issue includes articles on SETI (the Search of ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence), the Spanish SKA Regional Centre, and SKA […]
ASKAP Panorama
March 30, 2021
This wide angle panorama of the ASKAP array was taken earlier this month while all 36 antennas were being used in an observation. As the largest distance between antennas is […]
Pawsey’s new supercomputer
March 29, 2021
The world’s friendliest animal will lend its name to Australia’s fastest new research supercomputer, with the Pawsey Centre confirming its new system will be named Setonix – the scientific name […]
Women’s History Month: Myra Juliet Farrell – by Chenoa Tremblay
March 26, 2021
Light… we all use it but have you ever thought of who created a way to project it at great distances? Myra Juliet Farrell was an Australian inventor and artist […]
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.