The Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory Radio Quiet Zone
January 7, 2021
In a recent article for The Conversation , Kate Chow describes the efforts made to keep the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory a Radio Quiet Zone. The telescopes on the MRO, the […]
ATCA sunset
January 6, 2021
Observing continued at the ATNF observatories over the Christmas/New Year period, with a few short interruptions as summer storms passed through. Ths image above shows the ATCA as the sun […]
The New Year Dawns
January 5, 2021
The sun has set on 2020, and risen on a brand new year! This image, of the 70m DSS-43 antenna at the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex, comes from the […]
Happy New Year!
January 4, 2021
With best wishes for 2021 to the readers and supporters of, and contributors to, the ATNF Daily Astronomy Picture!
Season’s Greetings!
December 24, 2020
The image on the card above is called “Sharing the knowledge for caring for our Land”. The Our Knowledge Our Way Guidelines showcase innovative ways in which Indigenous people are […]
UK ratifies SKA Convention
December 23, 2020
The United Kingdom has ratified the Convention to establish the SKA Observatory (SKAO). The Convention stipulates that at least five nations, including the three host countries – Australia, South Africa […]
Congratulations Sarah Pearce!
December 22, 2020
The Annual CSIRO Awards were held earlier this month, and CASS Deputy Director Sarah Pearce was awarded the Chief Executive Team CSIRO Award. The image above shows Sarah receiving the […]
A Flare-type IV Burst from Proxima Centauri and Implications for Space Weather – by Zic et al.
December 21, 2020
Zic et al. report observations of a powerful flare and associated radio bursts from Proxima Centauri, the nearest star and exoplanet host to the Sun. The radio bursts, detected by […]
Gas filament in the Abell 3391/95 galaxy cluster system – by Reiprich et al.
December 18, 2020
Researchers from Western Sydney University, Macquarie University, and CSIRO, have contributed to the first observation of a gas filament with a length of 50 million light years – confirming current […]
Parkes flux density monitoring of 286 radio pulsars – by Shi Dai
December 17, 2020
The Parkes telescope has been monitoring 286 radio pulsars approximately monthly since 2007. The wide Dispersion Measure range of the pulsar sample and the uniformity of the observing procedure make […]
RACS artwork
December 16, 2020
The Rapid ASKAP Continuum Survey (RACS), has been featured in recent ADAPs. Today’s image shows a painting celebrating RACS by Wajarri artist Margaret Whitehurst, who describes her work: “My painting […]
Full moon at Tid
December 15, 2020
The image above shows the full moon at the end of last month, seen through clouds at the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex.
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.