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May 15, 2024

Kai Polsterer (HITS gGmbH, Heidelberg) Abstract: The amount, size, and complexity of astronomical data-sets is growing rapidly in the last decades. Now, with new technologies and dedicated survey telescopes, the […]

May 14, 2024

Four coronal mass ejections (CMEs) from the Sun last week resulted in an intense geomagnetic storm on Earth with widespread sightings of aurorae at much lower latitudes than is usually […]

May 13, 2024

From 1954 to 1963, CSIRO’s Fleurs field station, located 40 km west of central Sydney, was one of the world’s leading radio astronomy observatories. Fleurs was home to three innovative […]

May 10, 2024

Supernova remnants (SNRs) are the resultant expanding structures that remain after the death of massive stars in a supernova (SN) explosion. It is generally accepted that the population of known […]

May 9, 2024

The 2024 Astronomical Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting will take place from the 24th to the 28th of June 2024, in an online-first format plus a local Hub Day […]

May 8, 2024

This week a special mini-symposium will be held in-person at Marsfield, and on-line, with the three international members of the ATNF Steering Committee each giving a short presentation. Anna Scaife […]

May 7, 2024

Globular Clusters (GCs) are considered prime locations for discovering millisecond pulsars (MSPs) due to their ultra-dense cores, which promote the formation of binary systems containing neutron stars. Within these systems, […]

May 6, 2024

The Australia Telescope Steering Committee (ATSC) provides advice to the ATNF Director on the scientific and technical operations of the ATNF. Committee members are appointed by the CSIRO Board. The […]

May 3, 2024

When the Sun’s rays burst through clouds, often seen at sunrise or sunset, they appear to diverge from a point source just behind the clouds, however, this is an illusion […]

May 2, 2024

The latest issue of the SKA Observatory’s magazine Contact includes an article on the third SKA Science Data Challenge. With 234 registered participants spread across 33 teams and 16 countries, […]

May 1, 2024

The latest issue of the SKA Observatory’s magazine Contact has just been published. This issue contains stories about the first SKA-Mid dish’s epic journey, the field technicians tasked with building […]


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.