Sad News: James Caswell (1940 to 2015)
It is with great sadness that we note the passing of Dr James (Jim) Leslie Caswell on 14 January 2015 In Sydney. Please see the link below for information that […]
Position vacant: Leader, SKA Dish Consortium
CSIRO Astronomy & Space Science are currently seeking an individual with substantial experience in leading large, complex projects in the radio astronomy area, or similar for their role of Leader, […]
* ATNF Daily Astronomy Picture *
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 […]
2014 Science Highlights
We present a selection of ATNF Science Highlights from refereed publications during 2014. These are also shown on the ATNF Daily Astronomy Picture. More information.
IAU: Voting for new Commissions – Deadline 31 December 2014
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) is carrying out a process to reform the Commissions. All current Commissions will cease and, following a selection process, new Commissions will begin at the […]
Widefield continuum and polarisation capabilities demonstrated with BETA
The ASKAP commissioning and early science team has successfully demonstrated widefield continuum imaging with the ASKAP phased array feed (PAF) receivers installed on the Boolardy Engineering Test Array (BETA). A […]
Australian and Korean telescopes connected for detailed view of the Universe
CSIRO’s Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) is extending into exciting new territory to provide some of the very highest resolutions achievable on Earth by combining with other telescopes at high […]
ASKAP wins national innovation award
CSIRO’s Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope has taken home the overall prize in the Australian Innovation Challenge Awards, with judges recognising the telescope as “one of those advances that keeps […]
ASKAP streams in to Supercomputing 2014
This week, delegates of the Supercomputing 2014 (SC14) conference in New Orleans had a chance to visit the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory (MRO) and chat with ASKAP team members via a […]
Industry collaboration leading to big things
NB: the following information may not be up-to-date but is included for historical interest. 14 November 2014 Through the ASKAP project, CSIRO is working with Puzzle Precision, a a quality, […]
Call for Proposals for 2015APR semester
Proposals for observing time are now invited for the 2015APR semester for the: * Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) * Parkes 64-m telescope * Mopra 22-m telescope * Tidbinbilla 70-m […]
ASKAP user community meets to workshop ideas
Members of the ASKAP Science Survey Teams and other potential ASKAP users met this week at the Marsfield headquarters of CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science in a one-day workshop to […]