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We manage Australia's leading observatories for radio astronomy, used by astronomers from around the world, 24 hours a day, every day, to learn about our Universe.

About ATNF Australia Telescope National Facility

The Australia Telescope National Facility is one of the world's most advanced radio astronomy facilities, and the only one of its kind in the southern hemisphere.

Parkes radio telescope Parkes radio telescope

Parkes Observatory, just outside the central-west NSW town of Parkes, hosts the 64-metre Parkes radio telescope, one of the telescopes comprising CSIRO’s Australia Telescope National Facility.

Australia Telescope Compact Array Australia Telescope Compact Array

The Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA), at the Paul Wild Observatory, is an array of six 22-m antennas used for radio astronomy. It is located about 25 km west of the town of Narrabri in rural NSW (about 500 km north-west of Sydney).

Mopra radio telescope Australia Telescope National Facility

Named after a nearby rock formation, Mopra radio telescope is helping us to learn about the structure of galaxies and how stars form.

Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder Australia Telescope National Facility

A world-leading telescope in its own right, our new ASKAP radio telescope is also allowing us to test technologies for the much larger Square Kilometre Array.
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