CSIRO’s 64-m Parkes Telescope tracking Mars
December 16, 2016
by John Sarkissian (CASS) The picture was taken on 31 July 2012. At the time, CSIRO’s 64-m Parkes Telescope was tracking Mars so that we could test our UHF receiver […]
Finding the unknowns in the Universe
December 15, 2016
by Ray Norris (CASS) Most of the big discoveries in astronomy (e.g. pulsars, quasars, dark energy) were unexpected, and often made by an astronomer breaking new ground in the observational […]
Celebrating 30 ASKAP Phased Array Feeds
December 14, 2016
by Nic Svenson (CASS) The last phased array feed (PAF) to complete ASKAP-30 rolled off the production line, was packed into a container and headed off on its journey to […]
Another Vela pulsar glitch
December 13, 2016
Just announced via the Astronomer’s Telesgram , the Vela Pulsar has glitched again: Glitch observed in the Vela Pulsar (PSR J0835-4510) (by Jim Palfreyman, University of Tasmania). The glitch occured […]
Under construction: Distant galaxy churning out stars at remarkable rate
December 12, 2016
by Gabby Russell (CASS) Ma et al. (2016) have used NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes, including the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA), to show that a recently-discovered galaxy […]
Visualising Galaxy Warps
December 9, 2016
by Tim Dykes (University of Portsmouth) Tim Dykes, Ph.D. student from the University of Portsmouth, is visiting CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science (CASS) for four weeks to work on 3D […]
First CSIRO/SKA South Africa Undergraduate Scholars
December 8, 2016
by Rob Hollow (CASS) Welcome to Tokiso Motoai and Katherine James. They have just started a ten-week CSIRO/SKA South Africa Undergraduate Scholarship program with CASS. They are the first scholars […]
ATNF Colloquium – Breakthrough Listen: jump-starting SETI research
December 7, 2016
by Lee Spitler (Macquarie Uni / AAO) Abstract. I’ll share my recent experience sitting in on the advisory committee meeting for Breakthrough Listen – a $100 million initiative to fund […]
Our Perth office welcomes four CSIRO Undergraduate Vacation Scholars
December 6, 2016
by Rob Hollow (CASS) For the first time we are hosting CSIRO Undergraduate Vacation Scholars at the Perth office of CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science (CASS). The four scholars are […]
ATCA opens up a new window on the molecular Universe
December 5, 2016
by Bjorn Emonts (Center for Astrobiology, Madrid) Using the Australia Telescope Compact Array, an international team of astronomers has discovered that the largest galaxies in the Universe can condense out […]
Basketball at The Dish
December 2, 2016
by Phil Edwards (CASS) The other day it was reported that a new world record for the highest basketball shot had just been set by an Australian trio, with one […]
Rocket Science at ATNF
December 1, 2016
by Tasso Tzioumis (CASS) Production line of receiver horns designed and build by ATNF for the 19-beam multibeam system to be installed on the 500-m Chinese radio telescope (FAST).
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.