ASKAP has made its first ever detection of a spectral line, using three ASKAP antennas at the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory (MRO) in Western Australia. The observation was performed remotely by CSIRO researchers based in the Science Operations Centre at the CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science Sydney headquarters.
This detection is an exciting milestone for the project, given the importance of spectral line surveys in achieving ASKAP’s science goals.