Colouring the Galactic Plane
September 11, 2015
by Ron Ekers & Jan Högbom This photo, taken at CSIRO’s Parkes Observatory circa 1965, shows scientists take their colouring in seriously. In the photo, astronomer Jan Högbom and assistants […]
Gas in Galaxies conference
September 10, 2015
by Jill Rathborne (CASS) Participants at the “Life-cycle of gas in galaxies: A Local Perspective” conference held last week (Aug 31 – Sept 4) enjoying both the sunshine and the […]
Bolton Fellowship 2015
September 9, 2015
by Jill Rathborne (CASS) The Bolton Fellowship is Australia’s longest standing prize fellowship and provides an outstanding opportunity for postdoctoral astronomy research in Australia. This Bolton Fellowship is targeted towards […]
ASKAP Phased-Array Feed with moon
September 8, 2015
by Rob Hollow (CASS) Just past Last Quarter, the Moon visible in the daytime sky flanked by one of the new Mark II Phased-Array Feeds on an ASKAP antenna, Murchison […]
My first ASKAP visit
September 7, 2015
by Bärbel Koribalski (CASS) Seeing the 36 antennas of the Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) for the first time was a great experience. The number of Phased-Array Feeds (PAFs) is noticebaly […]
Murchison Astrofest
September 6, 2015
by Connie Brem Stargazing at the Murchison Astrofest . – After a wonderful day of activities, talks, great food and chatting with many wonderful people, the clouds (mostly) dispersed and […]
Arrival at Boolardy Station
September 5, 2015
by Bärbel Koribalski (CASS) It’s a long way from Sydney to Boolardy station in WA, but worth every minute of travel. This small plane brought us – that’s Rob Hollow, […]
First image with MkII PAFs on ASKAP
September 4, 2015
by Ant Schinckel (CASS) This is the first MkII PAF single-port image on ASKAP, taken by Maxim Voronkov and Aidan Hotan. The target is PKS 1934-638, one of the strongest […]
ATLAS Third Data Release
September 3, 2015
by Thomas Franzen (ICRAR/UCurtin) The Australia Telescope Large Area Survey (ATLAS) is a deep 1.4 GHz radio continuum survey with ATCA. The third ATLAS data release combines observations taken between […]
ATNF Colloquium – Tightening the belt: Constraining the mass and evolution in SDC335
September 2, 2015
by Adam Avison (University of Manchester) ALMA Cycle 0 observations identified one of the most massive star-forming cores observed in the Milky Way. Situated within the IRDC SDC335.579-0.292 this core, […]
Local observers at the ATCA
September 1, 2015
The Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) , located at the Paul Wild Observatory and operated by CSIRO, is an array of six 22-m antennas used for radio astronomy. It is […]
Life-cycle of gas in galaxies: A Local Perspective
August 31, 2015
by Tom Oosterloo (ASTRON) This week, about 100 astronomers gather in Dwingeloo, the Netherlands, to discuss the latest results from studies of the atomic hydrogen gas in nearby galaxies. Gas […]
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.