Australia Telescope antennas near Narrabri, NSW. Making world-
class telescopes accessible ATNF provides around-the-clock
services to users of the Australia Telescope: 400 people each
year, from 20 countries. 6 August 2007 | Updated 14 October 2011
CSIRO’s Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF) supports
radio astronomy by operating radio telescopes at three
observatories in New South Wales: six 22-metre diameter antennas
(dishes) near Narrabri (the Australia Telescope Compact Array) a
64-metre diameter antenna near Parkes (the Parkes telescope) a
22-metre diameter dish near Coonabarabran (the Mopra telescope)
About 90 per cent of radio astronomy done in Australia is done
with these telescopes, which are collectively referred to as the
Australia Telescope. CSIRO operates the Australia Telescope and
it is one of the world’s most powerful and sophisticated radio
telescopes. The Australia Telescope Compact Array is the only
major telescope of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. CSIRO’s
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