Parkes will not operate “unmanned”
At a Senate Estimates hearing yesterday (2 June), CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Megan Clark said that CSIRO “had signalled our intent to move towards remote operation of Parkes to reduce […]
Collaboration is key for SKA pre-construction
CSIRO is working with representatives of the NRC (National Research Council, Canada) and ASTRON (Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy) to undertake a collaborative measurement program using three different receiver element […]
Document Release: CSIRO ASKAP Science Data Archive: Overview, Requirements and Use Cases
We advise that the document: CSIRO ASKAP Science Data Archive: Overview, Requirements and Use Cases (Version 1.0) is now available on the ATNF website. Comments on this document are welcome […]
Impact of 2014 Australian budget
CSIRO has been impacted by a significant reduction in funding through the latest Federal budget, announced on 14 May 2014, as have many other agencies and activities funded by the […]
New BETA image points to ASKAP imaging potential
A new image produced by the ASKAP commissioning team using the 6-antenna ‘BETA’ test array at the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory when compared to data from a previous all-sky survey, indicates […]
SKA DG visits CASS
Director General of the Square Kilometre Array, Professor Phil Diamond, visited Australia, dropping in to the Geraldton and Sydney offices of CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science (CASS) for an update […]
CSIRO Square Kilometre Array Chief Scientist
We are currently advertising for a Square Kilometre Array Chief Scientist. The successful appointee will be located in Perth, Western Australia and will: Provide strategic advice to CSIRO on SKA […]
Full end-to-end tests underway with Mk II PAF
The development of a second generation (Mk II) receiver and data processing chain for ASKAP has been underway since August 2011 through a work package known as ASKAP Design Enhancement […]
Visualisation tool assists remote commissioning
A visualisation tool developed by the ASKAP Computing team has provided essential support to the recent commissioning successes with ASKAP’s Boolardy Engineering Test Array (BETA). More information.
ASKAP produces first spectral line data cube
The ASKAP team has this week produced the first BETA spectral line image using six ASKAP antennas installed with innovative phased array feed (PAF) receiver systems, as part of ongoing […]
First 15-baseline BETA observation achieved, March 2014
The ASKAP team has this week achieved the first 15-baseline observation using six ASKAP antennas and the newly reconfigured hardware correlator at the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory (MRO) in Western Australia. […]
UK announcement great news for the SKA
From the international SKA Office, comes news of an announcement by the UK Science Minister, David Willetts, of £100 million funding for the international Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project. “After […]