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May 31, 2023

During the recent Exploring the Unknown with Radio Surveys conference, Tim Galvin had some scheduled ATCA observing that coincided with the open-air conference dinner. Fortunately, this was not an either/or […]

May 30, 2023

The ASKAP update for May reports on the resumption of survey operations, plans for a dedicated RFI environment survey, and the upcoming call for guest science proposals. The figure above […]

May 29, 2023

National Reconciliation Week is held each year from 27 May to 3 June, with these dates commemorating two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey — the successful 1967 referendum, and […]

May 26, 2023

The decision in the early 1990s to build a 20cm multi-beam receiver for the Parkes 64m telescope, Murriyang, came with the requirement to replace the original aerial cabin with a […]

May 25, 2023

The decision in the early 1990s to build a 20cm multi-beam receiver for the Parkes 64m telescope, Murriyang, came with other consequences. The original “aerial cabin” was replaced in December […]

May 24, 2023

Nick Lomb (U. of South Queensland) and Toner Stevenson (USyd) Abstract: In this presentation, we give a few extracts from our book Eclipse Chasers, recently published by CSIRO Publishing. Toner […]

May 23, 2023

The decision in the early 1990s to build a 20cm multi-beam receiver for the Parkes 64m telescope, Murriyang, came with other consequences. The original focus cabin (or “aerial cabin”) was […]

May 22, 2023

A conference titled Bologna VLBI: Life begins at 40! will be held this week, celebrating the first four decades of Very Long Baseline Interferometry in Italy. Over the past few […]

May 19, 2023

Yesterday’s ADAP described the Epping 4m diameter telescopes, used in the 1970s and 1980s for observations of carbon monoxide in the 3mm wavelength band. Today’s ADAP shows the telescope on […]

May 18, 2023

In 2015, Heyer and Dame reviewed molecular clouds in the Milky Way, with a focus on carbon monoxide observations with single-dish telescopes. CO emission at 115 GHz was discovered in […]

May 17, 2023

In 1970, James Cadle, a farmer from Illinois, proposed a design for the Flag of Earth, a concept that had been inspired by the Apollo moon-landings. His design consisted of […]

May 16, 2023

Several months before the opening of the Parkes 210-foot radio telescope, this image of Harry Minnett (left) and Dennis Gill on top of the Parkes telescope aerial cabin was taken […]


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.