This morning, Senator the Hon Arthur Sinodinos AO, the Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, and Professor Tim de Zeeuw, the Director-General of the European Southern Observatory, signed the arrangement to allow Australia to enter into a partnership with ESO. The event was officiated by the Vice-Chancellor of...Read More
The Australian Government committed $26.1 million to enable Australia to enter an agreement with ESO from 2018 to maintain Australia’s optical astronomical research that helps to advance humanity’s understanding of the Universe. The commitment also includes ongoing average funding of $12 million a year until 2027-28. ANU, Astronomy...Read More
Approximately 15TB of AST3-2 optical g-band raw image data obtained with the Chinese AST3-2 telescope during 2016 has been made available through the University of New South Wales. AST3-2 is a 0.5m aperture optical telescope located at Dome A in Antarctica and partly funding By the Australian Government’s National...Read More
Astronomy Australia Ltd (AAL) is inviting applications from suitably qualified Australian-based astronomers to represent Australia at meetings of the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory (CTAO) Council. Applications close at 5pm AEDT Monday 20th March 2017. Further details can be found on our website: http://astronomyaustralia.org.au/advertisments/272-advertisementsRead More
The Giant Magellan Telescope Organization (GMTO) today announced that it has initiated the casting of the fifth of seven mirrors that will form the heart of the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT). The mirror is being cast at the University of Arizona’s Richard F. Caris Mirror Laboratory, the facility...Read More
The ESO Call for Proposals for observations at ESO telescopes in period 101 (1 April – 30 September 2018) has been released. The proposal submission deadline is 28 September 2017 (12:00 CEST). For further information see: http://www.eso.org/sci/observing/phase1/p101/proposalsopen.htmlRead More
The Murchison Widefield Array radio telescope’s 2018-A call for proposals is out. The 2018-A observing semester covers 1 January to 30 June 2018. Applications close Friday 13 October 2017. Please see the news tab of the MWA website for details: http://mwatelescope.org/ Australian access to the Murchison Widefield Array radio...Read More
Proposals for Australian community access to the Keck telescopes for Semester 2017B are due by 5pm AEST, 22nd March 2017. Proposals for Australian community access to the Gemini telescopes for Semester 2017B are due by 5pm AEST, 31st March 2017. Details on how to prepare and submit an...Read More
AAL would like to congratulate Richard McDermid (Macquarie University) on his appointment to represent AAL and Australia as an observer to the Magellan Science Advisory Committee for a two-year term. The appointment was made following an open application process in April 2017.Read More
Applications close on Friday 24th of November 5 PM AEDT On behalf of the Australian Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) Consortium, Astronomy Australia Ltd (AAL) is inviting applications from suitably qualified Australian-based astronomers to represent Australia on the MWA Board. Australia currently has four positions on the MWA Board, one...Read More
