Murriyang, our Parkes radio telescope

Murriyang, our Parkes radio telescope is located at Parkes Observatory on Wiradjuri Country. It is the only large single dish radio telescope dedicated to science observations in the southern hemisphere.

The telescope is used for atomic hydrogen and spectral line studies, continuum and polarisation surveys, and monitoring campaigns of large numbers of sources such as pulsars and fast radio bursts. It is also an integral component of the Long Baseline Array.

We accept merit-based proposals for use of the telescope, as well as offering time for purchase.

For general information on the telescope, visit the CSIRO website.

Murriyang capabilities

Murriyang’s receiver fleet offers a wide range of observing frequencies, spanning 700MHz – 25GHz. Observers may request specific receivers to support their scientific goals. For more information on the receiver fleet, please see the Murriyang Users Guide.
Our fleet includes broadband receivers, such as the Ultra Wide-bandwidth Low (UWL), which offers contiguous frequency coverage from 704 – 4032 MHz.
CSIRO is proud to have delivered the Cryogenically-cooled Phased Array Feed (CryoPAF) to Murriyang, which offers an unprecedented 72 commensal beams with a survey area of ~2 square degrees.
Medusa, our flexible GPU backed, creates user-defined data products for all observing modes. We support observations in continuum, spectral line / zoom, timing and pulsar fold modes.
Murriyang observations are carried out through easily-accessible web-based interfaces. We regularly hold observer training events. A summary of upcoming training events and sign up is available on the Murriyang observer training page.

Applying for time

Observing proposals must be submitted using OPAL.
There are two Calls for Proposals each year.
Target of Opportunity proposals can be submitted at any time for unexpected astronomical events of scientific interest.
After a proprietary period of 18 months, Murriyang data becomes publicly available through the Data Access Portal. (Note the different links for pulsar and spectral-line observations).