Celebrating the life of Jim Caswell
February 20, 2015
Tribute by Shari Breen (CASS) Shari writes “This picture, featuring Maxim, Lyshia, me and Jim, was taken back in 2009 during one of our many observing trips to Parkes for […]
Celebrating the life of Jim Caswell
February 19, 2015
Tribute by Tim Bedding (School of Physics, University of Sydney) Tim writes “Everyone remembers their first paper. Mine was Caswell, Kesteven, Bedding & Turtle (1989) . Jim was kind enough […]
The first new 6.7 GHz methanol maser detected in the MMB survey
February 18, 2015
A tribute to Jim Caswell by Maxim Voronkov (CASS) Maxim writes “As a maser person, I obviously knew Jim’s papers well before I met him for the first time in […]
ATNF Colloquium – New Views of Planet-Forming Disks with Millimeter Interferometry
February 17, 2015
by David Wilner (CfA) Abstract. – The circumstellar disks that naturally arise from the star formation process are the sites where planets are made. Many hundreds of these analogs to […]
Celebrating the life of Jim Caswell
February 16, 2015
Tribute by Jimi Green (SKA Office, U.K.) Jimi writes “My first observing run, the installation and commissioning of the 7-beam receiver on the Parkes telescope as part of the Methanol […]
Comet Lovejoy over the Parkes Dish
February 15, 2015
by John Sarkissian (CASS) This beautiful picture of Comet Lovejoy was taken by CSIRO’s Parkes staff member John Sarkissian when it was visible above the illuminated 64-m Parkes Telescope on […]
Single pulses from PSR J1107-5907
February 14, 2015
by Charlotte Ward (University of Sydney) This image shows the variable behaviour of the nulling pulsar PSR J1107-5907. This search mode data, obtained from Parkes last year, shows the shape […]
The Atlas3D view of massive galaxies with deep optical images
February 13, 2015
by Paolo Serra (CASS) The outskirts of galaxies are of paramount importance for the study of galaxy evolution. They are characterised by long dynamical timescales and, therefore, retain a memory […]
Wide-angle tail radio galaxy in Abell 3627
February 12, 2015
by Bärbel Koribalski (CASS) At the centre of the Norma Cluster (Abell 3627), which is located in the middle of the Great Attractor overdensity, lies the wide-angle tail galaxy PKS […]
ATNF Colloquium – From supermassive black holes to the large-scale structure of the Universe
February 11, 2015
by Norbert Werner (KIPAC, Stanford University) Abstract. – I will present recent observational results on the nature and origin of the multi-phase interstellar medium (ISM) in giant elliptical galaxies, and […]
Active Disk Building in a Local HI-massive LIRG
February 10, 2015
by Michelle Cluver (UCT) Near-infrared images of HIZOA J0836-43 show a bulge-dominated spiral at the center of its HI-massive disk. However, the mid-infrared uncovers a star-forming disk housing an intense […]
HIZOA J0836-43: a massive galaxy
February 9, 2015
by Bärbel Koribalski (CASS) The galaxy HIZOA J0836-43 was discovered by Donley et al. (2006) in the Parkes HI Survey of the Zone of Avoidance (HIZOA) and is also detected […]
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.