Polarised radio sources in the XXL-South field – by Eyles et al.
January 9, 2020
Eyles et al. have investigated the properties of the polarised radio population in the central 6.5 square degrees of the XXL-South X-ray survey field. The observations were made at 2.1 […]
ATNF Colloquium – From Astronomy to the use of machine learning to analyse Buddhist cave paintings along the Silk Road
January 8, 2020
Haida Liang (Nottingham Trent University) Abstract: The world heritage site of Mogao caves, along the ancient Silk Road, consists of 492 richly painted Buddhist cave temples dating from the 4th […]
A powerful outburst in the Galaxy Cluster SPT-CLJ0528-5300 – by Calzadilla et al.
January 7, 2020
Calzadilla et al. have used the Chandra satellite to make an X-ray image of the galaxy cluster SPT-CLJ0528-5300, which harbors a very radio-loud central Active Galactic Nuclei. The X-ray images […]
Happy New Year!
January 6, 2020
With best wishes for 2020 to readers, supporters and contributors to the ATNF Daily Astronomy Picture!
Seasons Greetings
December 24, 2019
Dreaming of a white Christmas? Instead of fields of snow, how about fields of cotton. 100% of Australian cotton grown is from CSIRO varieties… so that cotton t-shirt you get […]
Discovery of Millisecond Pulsars in the Globular Cluster Omega Centauri – by Shi Dai
December 23, 2019
The globular cluster Omega Centauri is the most massive and luminous cluster in the Galaxy. The Fermi gamma-ray source FL8Y J1326.7-4729 is coincident with the core of the cluster, leading […]
ASKAP signal processing
December 20, 2019
The ASKAP Phased Array Feed (PAF) is a 188-port chequerboard receive-only array. The signal processing chain comprises an analog front-end and digital back-end. The analog part of the system primarily […]
MRO visitors
December 19, 2019
Colleagues from the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) recently visited the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory to exchange experiences and share challenges & successes in operating SKA pathfinder facilities. SARAO operates […]
ANU Graduation Day
December 18, 2019
Our congratulations to Karlie Noon who became the first Indigenous student to obtain a Masters of Astronomy and Astrophysics Advanced from the Australian National University. Karlie reflected that being vulnerable […]
SKA meeting in Shanghai
December 17, 2019
The SKA community converged on Shanghai last month for the annual SKA Meeting. The focus of the meeting was on the immediate and long-term future of the SKA telescopes, from […]
Under One Sky
December 16, 2019
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has been celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, with a series of events to increase awareness of a century of astronomical discoveries as well as […]
Astrophysics for curious kids
December 13, 2019
Under the Stars: Astrophysics for Bedtime transports curious kids and inquisitive adults on a journey through the night sky. Starting with the Earth, and asking why the sky is blue, […]
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.