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Australia Telescope National Facility

Coordinates: 30°18′54″S 149°33′42″E / 30.315°S 149.56167°E / -30.315; 149.56167
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Australia Telescope National Facility
Alternative namesATNF Edit this at Wikidata
LocationNew South Wales, AUS
Coordinates30°18′54″S 149°33′42″E / 30.315°S 149.56167°E / -30.315; 149.56167
Websitewww.atnf.csiro.au Edit this at Wikidata
Telescopes
Australia Telescope National Facility is located in Australia
Australia Telescope National Facility
Location of Australia Telescope National Facility

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)'s radio astronomy observatories are collectively known as the Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF), with the facility supporting Australia's research in radio astronomy. It is part of CSIRO's business unit known as CSIRO Space and Astronomy.

CSIRO currently operates four observatories as part of the ATNF. Three are in New South Wales near the towns of Parkes, Coonabarabran and Narrabri.The fourth telescope, the next generation Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) is located at the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory in Western Australia. These telescopes can be used together as a long baseline array for use in very long baseline interferometry.

Radio telescopes included in the ATNF:

See also

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References

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  • Lang, Kenneth (2007). "Australia Telescope National Facility". A Companion to Astronomy and Astrophysics: Chronology and Glossary with Data Tables. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-387-33367-0.
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