The 2020 Nobel Prize for Physics
October 7, 2020
The Nobel Prize in Physics for 2020 has been shared by three physicists for their work on black holes. Roger Penrose received half of this year’s prize “for the discovery […]
The birthplace of radio astronomy in Australia
October 6, 2020
Saturday, October 3rd marked the 75th anniversary of radio astronomy in Australia. The detection just after dawn of intense radio emission coming from the Sun, using equipment which had been […]
The beginning of radio astronomy in Australia
October 2, 2020
The first successful radio astronomy observation in Australia took place on 3 October 1945. Scientists from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR, later CSIRO), supported by the Royal […]
The beginning of radio astronomy in Australia
October 1, 2020
The first successful radio astronomy observation in Australia took place on 3 October 1945. Scientists from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR, later CSIRO), supported by the Royal […]
Australia ratifies the SKA Observatory Convention
September 30, 2020
Australia has ratified the SKA Observatory Convention . This milestone paves the way for the establishment of the SKA Observatory, the intergovernmental organisation responsible for building and operating the world-leading […]
Optical study of an intra-hour variable radio source – by Madrid et al.
September 29, 2020
Intra-day variability (IDV) of radio quasars was recognized in the 1980s, and became a topic of intense interest a decade later with the discovery of intra-hour variations (IHVs). The combination […]
Vale Nichi D’Amico
September 28, 2020
We were greatly saddened to learn of the sudden death of Nichi D’Amico earlier this month. Nichi was an Italian astronomer who began his career in the late 1970’s searching […]
Solar Cycle 25 starts
September 25, 2020
Solar Cycle 25 has started! Earlier this month, the official Solar Cycle 25 Prediction Panel, announced that solar minimum occurred in December 2019. The sun has an cycle of around […]
WA Governor visits the MRO
September 24, 2020
The Governor of Western Australia, the Honourable Kim Beazley AC, recently visited the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory . In addition to “driving” one of the ASKAP dishes, touring the central control […]
ATNF Colloquium – Speeding up around the Galactic center
September 23, 2020
Michal Zajaček (Center for Theoretical Physics, PAS, Warsaw) Abstract: There have been three recent discoveries in the field of the Galactic center that have significant implications for its evolution. First, […]
WA Governor visits the MRO
September 22, 2020
The Governor of Western Australia, the Honourable Kim Beazley AC, recently visited the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory . In addition to visiting the Murchison Wide-field Array, the SKA prototype Aperture Array […]
Vale Dave Cooke
September 21, 2020
We were saddened to learn that David Cooke, former Officer-in-Charge of Parkes Observatory, passed away earlier this month. One of the many projects Dave supported in his time at Parkes […]
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.