Overview

AAL receives funding from the Australian Commonwealth Government to support Australian-based astronomers to access a range of world-class national and international astronomical facilities.

AAL does this by providing:

funding
management
representation and Engagement

Funding
AAL provides funding to a number of national and international facilities:

The National Optical Instrumentation Capability
GStar/ OzStar
All Sky Virtual Observatory (ASVO)
Astronomy Data and Computing Services (ADACS)
Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP)
Murchison Widefield Array (MWA)

Management
AAL plays a role in the management of facilities and projects:

Australian Astronomical Telescope
ADACS

Representation and Engagement
AAL has signed a number of agreements on behalf of the Australian astronomical community with national and international facilities.

European Southern Observatory
Large Synoptic Survey Telescope
eROSITA
ACAMAR
Giant Magellan Telescope
Magellan
Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory
OzGrav