The HI disc of NGC 922 – by Elagali et al.
June 7, 2018
NGC 922 is a collisional ring galaxy located at a distance of 44 Mpc from our Galaxy. Elagali et al. present new atomic hydrogen (H I) observations with the Australia […]
ATNF Colloquium – FLASH, SWISH, LOFAR, APERTIF: Research and support highlights from the last year
June 6, 2018
by Vanessa Moss (ASTRON) Abstract: In June 2017, I started a job as a telescope scientist at ASTRON, based in the Netherlands. This role is a combination of research and […]
Methanol masers in NGC 253 – by Chen et al.
June 5, 2018
Chen et al. have used the Jansky Very large Array (JVLA) to follow-up earlier Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) observations of 36.2 GHz class I methanol maser from starburst galaxy […]
A Turnover in the Radio Light Curve of GW170817 – by Dobie et al.
June 4, 2018
The Gravitational Wave event GW170817 was the result of a neutron star–neutron star merger. Dobie et al. have presented a series of 2–9 GHz radio observations of GW170817 covering the […]
Looking back at Parkes
June 1, 2018
As described in yesterday’s ADAP , a star party was held at Parkes during this year’s Stargazing Live series during the successful attempt to break the world record for Stargazing. […]
Stargazing Live world record attempt
May 31, 2018
As described in an ADAP last week , this year’s Stargazing Live programs included an attempt to break the world record for Stargazing. The existing record was set by the […]
ATNF Colloquium – LEAP calibration scheme and its application to MWA Phase II
May 30, 2018
by Maria Rioja (UWA/CASS) Abstract: The ambitious scientific goals of the SKA require a matching capability to calibrate the systematic errors that contaminate the observed signals. I will present a […]
Australia Telescope Users Committee
May 29, 2018
This week the Australia Telescope Users Committee is meeting at Marsfield (in the newly refurbished Marsfield Lecture Theatre). Yesterday an ATUC Science Day was held, focusing on the four ATCA […]
Methanol masers with the ATCA
May 28, 2018
Methanol (CH3OH) is often found in molecular clouds and around older stars. In certain conditions, methanol masers (radio analogs of lasers) are formed, stongly amplifying a spectral line of the […]
ASKAP, moon, and Venus
May 25, 2018
The picture above, taken last week, shows an ASKAP antenna at sunset, with a crescent moon and Venus further to the right. As Venus orbits the Sun closer than the […]
The Guinness World Record for Stargazing?
May 24, 2018
As part of Stargazing Live this week, an attempt was made to break the Guinness World Record for stargazing. The world record for the most people stargazing across multiple venues […]
ATNF Colloquium – Exploring the fossil record of cluster assembly: the intracluster light
May 23, 2018
by Mireia Montes (UNSW) Abstract: An enigmatic component present in galaxy clusters is the intracluster light (ICL), made up of stars that are not bound to any particular galaxy but […]
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