Milky Way at Boolardy
June 27, 2015
Photo by Andrew Ng (CASS) A stunning photo of the Milky Way galaxy above Boolardy, where ASKAP is located. After installing the firmware for the second-generation Phase-Array Feeds Andrew Ng […]
Phased-Array Feed installation
June 26, 2015
by the ASKAP team (CASS) A great photo of four 12-m ASKAP antennas. Here antenna 4 is getting a second-generation Phased-Array Feed. The right most ASKAP antenna is part of […]
ASKAP Phased-Array Feed on antenna 5
June 25, 2015
by the ASKAP team (CASS) Another second-generation Phased-Array Feed (PAF) ready for testing on ASKAP. The next antenna to get a wide-field PAF receiver is No 4 – watch this […]
Another Phased-Array Feed hoisted up
June 24, 2015
by the ASKAP team (CASS) This Phased-Array Feed (PAF) is being installed on ASKAP antenna 5. – Click on the image for a better view. The Wajarii-Yamatji name of ASKAP […]
The supernova remnant Puppis A
June 23, 2015
by Estela Reynoso (IAFE, Argentina) Puppis A is the remnant of a supernova explosion which occurred several thousand years ago and now appears as a shell of ~1 deg diameter. […]
Accurate HOPS water maser positions
June 22, 2015
by Andrew Walsh (Curtin University) Accurate positions of water masers made during HOPS, the H 2 O southern Galactic Plane Survey. This image shows the position of just one water […]
New Phased-Array Feed on ASKAP antenna 2
June 21, 2015
by the ASKAP team (CASS) The new Phased-Array Feed (PAF) now installed in the focus of ASKAP antenna 2. The beautiful chequerboard pattern shows the 188 dipole elements used to […]
ASKAP Phased-Array Feed: a top view
June 20, 2015
by the ASKAP team (CASS) Great to see the first set of second-generation Phased-Array Feeds (PAFs) being installed on the Australian SKA Pathfinder. Here the PAF is lifted by a […]
First Detection of HCO+ Absorption in the Magellanic System
June 19, 2015
by James Allison (CASS) Murray et al. (2015) present the first detection of HCO + absorption in the Magellanic System from observations with the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA). While […]
The Parkes Ultra-wideband Feed Horn
June 18, 2015
by Alex Dunning (CASS) The Parkes ultra-wideband receiver project aims to produce a single receiver to cover the 0.7 – 4.2 GHz frequency range. CSIRO has produced a feed horn […]
ATNF Colloquium – A wide-field investigation into the HI content of galaxies
June 17, 2015
by Helga Denes (CASS) Abstract. The environment of a galaxy can play a major role in its evolution. Late-type gas-rich galaxies can be transformed into gas-poor early-type galaxies in dense […]
ASKAP HI imaging of the galaxy group IC 1459
June 16, 2015
by Paolo Serra (CASS) During the last year, the ASKAP commissioning team has produced many images of the radio sky using the first 6 ASKAP antennas equipped with phased array […]
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.