The ATNF offers open access to our National Facility telescopes. For the ATCA, Murriyang, and the LBA the ATNF offers the unique opportunity for users to conduct their own observations with our world-class instruments.

We have a wealth of information on all our facilities and how to best utilise them. ATNF users should first head to the dedicated user guides we offer for each instrument.

Murriyang Users Guide

The full guide on what to do before, during, and after observing with Murriyang.

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ATCA Users Guide

The full guide on what to do before, during, and after observing with the ATCA.

Our ASKAP radio telescope at Inyarrimanha Ilgari Bundara, our Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory on Wajarri Country

ASKAP Users Guide

Understand ASKAP data and plan for new project proposals.

LBA Wiki

The full guide on LBA operations, correlation, and guides for telescope users.

Further information

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Technical Memos

This page contains links to a number of ATNF Technical Memos, many dating back to the 1980s and related to planning for the Australia Telescope Compact Array. More recent memos […]

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Observers tools and information

Useful tool web-based tools and some additional information for ATNF observers.

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Data policies

ASKAP Survey Science Projects ASKAP Survey Science Projects are large (>1500 hrs) and coherent science projects that utilise ASKAP’s wide field-of-view and fast survey speed to enable major science outcomes […]

Observing with ATNF telescopes

Astronomers from Australia and overseas are invited to apply for observing time on Australia Telescope National Facility telescopes. Observing time is awarded by a Time Assignment Committee on the basis […]