Dwarf galaxy velocity fields
May 7, 2015
by Bärbel Koribalski (CASS) The 21-cm spectral line of hydrogen (HI) traces the cold atomic hydrogen gas in galaxies, which typically extends well beyond their stellar disks. The HI velocity […]
ATNF Colloquium – How to model the Universe in N easy steps (N>>1)
May 6, 2015
by Darren Croton (Swinburne University) Abstract. Much progress has been made in recent years in our understanding of the co-evolution of galaxies and supermassive black holes, and their connection to […]
Molecular and atomic gas in dust lane early-type galaxies
May 5, 2015
by James Allison (CASS) We used the IRAM 30m and Arecibo 300m telescopes to measure the amount of molecular and atomic gas, respectively, in a sample of large galaxies that […]
May the fourth be with you!
May 4, 2015
by James Allison (CASS) Happy Star Wars Day from the forest moon of Parkes. For a description of the original Parkes image composition see the 5th of March ADAP .
Happy Birthday, Simon !
May 3, 2015
by Bärbel Koribalski (CASS) One of the best pulsar conferences was held in Krabi, Thailand, with about 100 participants from around the world: “Pulsar searching and Thai-ming” . – Can […]
Kangaroos at the ATCA
May 2, 2015
by Amy Kimball (CASS) The Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) with local kangaroos in the foreground. (January 2014)
ATCA at sunrise
May 1, 2015
by Amy Kimball (CASS) The Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) observing at sunrise after working all night! As shown here, the telescope is in an east-west configuration, observing a source […]
A search for variable and transient radio sources in the extended Chandra Deep Field South at 5.5 GHz
April 30, 2015
by Martin Bell (CASS) We have just finished a survey that targets an extremely deep part of the time-domain radio sky with the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA). We chose […]
ATNF Colloquium – Probing theories of gravity in the centre of the Milky Way
April 29, 2015
by Michael Kramer (MPIfR Bonn, Germany) Abstract. The supermassive black hole in the centre of the Milky Way, Sgr A*, is an ideal target for testing the properties of black […]
Happy 25th Birthday to the Hubble Space Telescope
April 28, 2015
by Bärbel Koribalski (CASS) The nearby dwarf galaxy ESO215-G?009 is unusual in many respects. It is highly obscured by foreground stars and dust of the Milky Way, making it diffult […]
Potts Hill radio telescope
April 27, 2015
The Sydney Morning Herald’s headline on the 14th of January 1953 read: HUGE RADIO TELESCOPE FOR RESEARCH STATION “Workmen installing a 36-foot diameter radio telescope at the Potts Hill station […]
Sunset over ASKAP
April 26, 2015
by Rob Hollow (CASS) A beautiful sunset over the Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) at the Murchison Radioastronomy Observatory (MRO) in Western Australia. – August 2013.
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.