The Goose… – by Klingler et al.
June 30, 2022
Klingler et al. report the results of X-ray (Chandra X-ray Observatory) and radio (ATCA) observations of the pulsar wind nebula (PWN) powered by the young pulsar PSR J1016–5857, which they […]
The Narrabri Visitors Centre
June 29, 2022
The Australia Telescope Compact Array was formally opened by then Prime Minister Bob Hawke in September 1988, and started operating as a National Facility in 1990. Construction of the $181,000 […]
A radio continuum study of NGC 2082 – by Balzan et al.
June 28, 2022
Balzan et al. present radio continuum observations of the nearby spiral galaxy NGC 2082 using the ASKAP, ATCA and Parkes telescopes. The 888 MHz ASKAP data revealed a bright and […]
Welcome Anita Petzler
June 27, 2022
Anita Petzler has joined CSIRO as a Research Plus Postdoc to work on the spectral-line commissioning of the cryogenically cooled phased array feed (CryoPAF) receiver on the 64m Murriyang Radio […]
New Chair appointed to Australia Telescope Steering Committee
June 24, 2022
Professor Tara Murphy has been appointed Chair of the ATNF Steering Committee for the next three years. An Australian astronomer based at The University of Sydney and an Executive member […]
Rapid Intra-Day Variability in PMN J1726+0639 – by Bignall et al.
June 23, 2022
Sufficiently compact (sub-milliarcsecond-scale), centimetre-wave radio sources scintillate, as a result of inhomogeneities in the ionized interstellar medium (ISM). Scintillation can be thought of as a spatial flux density pattern – […]
Rapid Intra-Day Variability in PMN J1726+0639 – by Bignall et al.
June 22, 2022
Bignall et al. report the discovery of rapid intra-day variability in the radio source PMN J1726+0639 at GHz frequencies, during a survey to search for such variability with the Australia […]
PSR J1325-6253, a low eccentricity double neutron star system – by Sengar et al.
June 21, 2022
Double neutron star (DNS) systems are one of the most important classes of objects used to test and understand numerous astrophysical and fundamental physics phenomena, including general relativity (GR) in […]
PSR J1325-6253, a low eccentricity double neutron star system – by Sengar et al.
June 20, 2022
Double neutron star (DNS) systems are one of the most important classes of objects used to test and understand numerous astrophysical and fundamental physics phenomena, including general relativity (GR) in […]
When CA06 could move
June 17, 2022
A recent ADAP showed an aerial view of an ATCA antenna on the east-west rail track, and noted that while five antennas can move along the 3km east-west track (and […]
The MeerKAT megamaser Nkalakatha
June 16, 2022
In yesterday’s colloquium, Marcin Glowacki described the LADUMA (Looking At the Distant Universe with the MeerKAT Array) survey and highlighted the detection of ‘Nkalakatha’, the first high-redshift OH (hydroxyl) megamaser […]
ATNF Colloquium – MeerKATs, Lions, and work with CRAFT
June 15, 2022
Marcin Glowacki (Curtin University) Abstract: In this talk, I will present work on a variety of projects. I will begin with the Looking At the Distant Universe with the MeerKAT […]
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.
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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.