Eta Carina, a massive binary star
January 8, 2016
Eta Carinae is one of the most massive stars in our Galaxy. It underwent a massive outburst in the 1840s, during which is became the brightest star in the night […]
ATCA millimeter receivers
January 7, 2016
In 2001 CSIRO and U.S. telecommunications giant TRW formed a strategic alliance to develop high-performance gallium arsenide and indium phosphide components for radio astronomy, advanced millimetre-wave sensors and telecommunications systems. […]
Parkes Telescope Webcam
January 6, 2016
Sunset at The Dish yesterday as viewed through the Parkes Telescope Webcam . Details about the webcam and how it is shielded to not interfere in any way with the […]
ATCA Tutorials on YouTube
January 5, 2016
Users of CSIRO’s Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) , a radio interferometer consisting of six 22-m dishes which together form a 6-km diameter telescope, might be interested to explore the […]
Parkes ELVIS Festival
January 4, 2016
Starting soon in Parkes is the annual ELVIS Festival: 6 – 10 January 2016. This year will include the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest and many competitions such as busking, […]
Cricket on The Dish
January 3, 2016
With the test match between the West Indies and Australia getting under way at the Sydney Cricket Ground today, we look back at some epic photos of cricket on the […]
The Parkes 64-m Telescope
January 2, 2016
A beautiful picture of the Parkes Dish, pointing nearly towards the Visitor Centre, at the lowest possible elevation. The old focus cabin is visible on the ground towards the right. […]
Happy New Year 2016
January 1, 2016
Sunrise at the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) taken by Maxim Voronkov from CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science (CASS). Four of the six 22-m ATCA antennas are seen in a […]
Rainbow over The Dish
December 31, 2015
A great photo of the Parkes 64-m Telescope by one of our international observers, Alessandro Ridolfi, taken on the 5th of August 2012. – Happy 2015 New Year’s Eve to […]
Fundamentals of Aperture Antennas and Arrays
December 30, 2015
by Trevor S. Bird Summary: The types of aperture antennas covered in this book include the main types of horns, reflectors and arrays as well as microstrip patches, reflectarrays and […]
Australia Telescope Compact Array time-lapse
December 29, 2015
This timelapse – uploaded on the 25th of August 2013 – celebrates the 25th anniversary of CSIRO’s Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) . Video by Alex Cherney ( terrastro.com ).
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.