GASKAP Pilot Survey observations of the SMC – by Pingel et al.
December 8, 2021
Pingel et al. report present the most sensitive and detailed view of the neutral hydrogen (HI) emission associated with the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), through the combination of data from […]
Giant Radio Sources in RACS – by Andernach et al.
December 7, 2021
Andernach et al. report the results of a visual inspection of images of the Rapid ASKAP Continuum Survey (RACS) in search of extended radio galaxies (ERG) that exceed linear sizes […]
Giant Radio Sources in RACS – by Andernach et al.
December 6, 2021
Andernach et al. report the results of a visual inspection of images of the Rapid ASKAP Continuum Survey (RACS) in search of extended radio galaxies (ERG) that exceed linear sizes […]
Perth AstroFest 2021
December 3, 2021
The annual Astronomy WA Astrofest sees thousands of people enjoying the night sky and learning about astronomy and space research in WA. This year over 3000 astro-enthusiasts attended for the […]
Perth AstroFest 2021
December 2, 2021
The annual Astronomy WA Astrofest is one of the biggest astronomy events in Australia. This year CSIRO Space and Astronomy led three stalls: one on CSIRO, one on the SKA […]
Perth AstroFest 2021
December 1, 2021
The Astronomy WA Astrofest is one of the biggest astronomy events in Australia and has been held (almost) every year since the International Year of Astronomy in 2009. The CSIRO […]
Perth AstroFest 2021
November 30, 2021
The Astronomy WA Astrofest is an annual event in Perth that sees thousands of people enjoying the night sky and learning about astronomy and space research in WA. This year […]
Perth AstroFest 2021
November 29, 2021
Team CSIRO was out in force earlier this month at the Astronomy WA Astrofest, an annual event in Perth that sees thousands of people enjoying the night sky and learning […]
The Parkes variable baseline interferometer – by Ron Ekers
November 26, 2021
Yesterday’s ADAP describes the variable baseline interferometer, used at the Parkes Observatory in the late 1960s and early 1970s, which combined the signals from the 18m (60-foot) “Kennedy” antenna (Giyalung […]
The Parkes variable baseline interferometer – by Ron Ekers
November 25, 2021
Of all the observations and experiments conducted at the Parkes Observatory, arguably the most innovative was the variable baseline interferometer, which was used in the late 1960s and early 1970s. […]
ATNF Colloquium – Galaxy evolution surveys with MeerKAT: Selected updates from LADUMA and MIGHTEE
November 24, 2021
Jacinta Delhaize (University of Cape Town/SARAO) Abstract: LADUMA and MIGHTEE are two galaxy evolution surveys well underway with the SKA precursor telescope MeerKAT. LADUMA (HI only) and MIGHTEE (HI and […]
Parkes site evaluation
November 23, 2021
The Parkes 64m telescope (Murriyang) was opened in 1961. In addition to debate in the 1950s about whether to build such a big single dish, there was consideration given to […]
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.