Hay Ride on the Parkes Dish
May 4, 2017
by Maree Timms Science Teachers being treated to “the hay ride” on the 64-m Parkes Dish. The picture was taken during a three day Teacher Professional Development workshop – “Astronomy […]
ATNF Colloquium
May 3, 2017
The rise of Science: Past, Present and Future by Peter Shaver (ESO) Abstract. This talk gives a very broad overview of science from prehistoric times to the future. How did […]
Blue Dish
May 2, 2017
by Noel Fisher ( NCImages ) As the Sun sets and the moon rises, “the Dish” as it is affectionately known, glows blue in the early autumn chill that is […]
Evening glow at the Compact Array
May 1, 2017
The Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) glowing in purple light after sunset. Five of the six 22-m dishes are seen here in a very compact configuration.
Parkes Dish with double rainbow
April 28, 2017
by Rob Hollow (CASS) A stunning double rainbow over the Dish on Wednesday afternoon lights it up ahead of the “Astronomy from the Ground Up! teacher workshop, starting today and […]
ATNF Seminar – Hot Stars and Scintillators
April 27, 2017
by Mark Walker (Manly Astrophysics) Abstract. In February the ATESE project discovered extreme scintillations in a quasar only 8.5 arcmin from Spica – one of the brightest stars in the […]
ATNF Colloquium – Supernovae and their remnants
April 26, 2017
by Denis Leahy (University of Calgary) Abstract. Supernovae create and disperse heavy elements throughout the Galaxy and into the intergalactic medium. They are also the main source of energy for […]
ATNF Colloquium – A high-energy view of the galaxy-scale metal gas at z=0.5-3
April 24, 2017
by Johannes Buchner (Universidad Catolica, Chile) Abstract. At the peak of star formation (z=0.5-3), an important yet hard-to-constrain measurable is the metal gas content of galaxies, a side-product of the […]
Parkes Dish shaded in blue
April 21, 2017
by Mal Smith (CASS) The 64-m Parkes Radiotelescope is shaded blue, in support of the local Currajong Autism and Special Needs Group, as part of International Autism Month. See also […]
ATNF Colloquium – The Square Kilometre Array Radio Telescope Project Update
April 20, 2017
by Mark Waterson (SKA Office) Abstract. The Square Kilometre Array is an ambitious project to create a new radio astronomy facility combining both dish and aperture-array technologies to provide a […]
ATNF Colloquium – Tracing the Galactic bar through dense molecular cores with broad emission spectra
April 19, 2017
by Shaila Akhter (UNSW) Abstract. Study of high-mass star formation help us to understand the evolution of our Galaxy, its surrounding ISM and shape of the Universe! Currently scientists do […]
Parkes Dish against a violet sky
April 18, 2017
One of many beautiful pictures of CSIRO’s 64-m Parkes Radio Telescope. Recent projects include mapping neutral hydrogen in nearby galaxies, searching for fast radio bursts and timing pulsars.
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.