CSIRO Distinguished Visitor
December 12, 2019
Leonid Gurvits recently commenced a six-month visit to CASS under the CSIRO Distinguished Visitor program. Leonid completed MSc degrees at the Moscow State University, Dept of Astronomy, and Moscow Aviation […]
ATNF Colloquium – Towards an improved, self-consistent local distance framework
December 11, 2019
Richard de Grijs (Macquarie University) Abstract: Accurate and precise astronomical distance determinations are crucial for derivations of, among others, the masses and luminosities of a large variety of distant objects. […]
Fresh Science – by Charlotte Sobey
December 10, 2019
This year I was selected to participate in Fresh Science – a national competition helping early-career researchers find, and then share, their stories of discovery. This included a two-day media […]
50th Anniversary of Apollo 12
December 9, 2019
November marked the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 12 mission. On the return journey to the Earth, the Apollo 12 astronauts witnessed an eclipse of the Sun by the Earth. […]
50th Anniversary of Apollo 12
December 6, 2019
November marked the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 12 mission. The aim of the mission was to land close to the site of the Surveyor III, which had landed on […]
50th Anniversary of Apollo 12
December 5, 2019
November marked the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 12 mission. Once on the Moon, an early task for Conrad and Bean was to lay out all the equipment for the […]
ATNF Colloquium – A potpourri of VLBI(-related) news from JIVE
December 4, 2019
Leonid Gurvits (Joint Institute for VLBI ERIC (JIVE)) Abstract: JIVE, the Joint Institute for VLBI ERIC (European Research Infrastructure Consortium) is a central institute of the European VLBI Network (EVN). […]
50th Anniversary of Apollo 12
December 3, 2019
November marked the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 12 mission. Crewed by Pete Conrad, Alan Bean, and Dick Gordon, Apollo 12 had a scare when the spacecraft and rocket were […]
CSIRO’s John Philip Award
December 2, 2019
CSIRO’s Awards and Medals Ceremony was held this week, with two CASS staff among those honoured. Two John Philip Awards for Promotion of Excellence in Young Scientists are awarded, with […]
CSIRO Medal for Lifetime Achievement
November 29, 2019
CSIRO’s Awards and Medals Ceremony was held this week, with two CASS staff among those honoured. The CSIRO Medal for Lifetime Achievement recognises individuals who have a record of sustained […]
Parkes Pulsar Data Published in CSIRO’s Data Access Portal for 2019APRS – by Lawrence Toomey
November 28, 2019
CSIRO’s Data Access Portal contains the most comprehensive archive of pulsar data globally, with over 1.3 Petabytes from the Parkes radio telescope available for download. The DAP is VO compatible […]
ASKAP Commissioning Update
November 27, 2019
November’s ASKAP Commissioning Update is now available. In addition to news about the ASKAP pilot surveys, Rapid ASKAP Continuum Survey (RACS), eROSITA collaboration, and ASKAP-X project, the Update contained a […]
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.