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 of the merits of the proposed research. Please note that the ATNF does not employ telescope operators and observers are required to carry out their approved observations.

OPAL: All telescope applications to the ATNF must be prepared and submitted using OPAL . OPAL is a web-based application system for all ATNF telescope facilities.

ATOA: The Australia Telescope Online Archive (ATOA) provides access to the Australia Telescope Compact Array and Mopra archive data files.

Observers are requested to acknowledge the ATNF in any publications resulting from use of the ATNF facilities, or data archives. See Publications and Acknowledgments

For further information see the current status of the ATNF telescopes and see also the new (Feb 2015) ATNF Support Model.

Information about the installation of the MPIfR PAF on Parkes in 2015OCT/2016APR is available.

Information about the ATCA Legacy Projects is also available.

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Application deadlines and observing terms

Telescope applications may be submitted for the following facilities:

• Australia Telescope Compact Array
• Parkes Telescope
• Australian Long Baseline Array (LBA)
• Tidbinbilla 70-m and 34-m antennas
• Mopra radio telescope

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