Aidan Hotan

Radio astronomer working on ASKAP in Australia

[Vanessa Moss @cosmicpudding]

Had so much fun talking to @SciNate this morning on @BreakfastNews about the @CSIRO_ATNF Rapid ASKAP Continuum Survey (#ASKAP_RACS)! We are super excited for what #ASKAP can do already for radio #astronomy and what it’s going to do in the coming years 😄🌌🎊 @CSIRO @PawseyCentre

[CSIRO @CSIRO]

Astronomers have peered into the home galaxies of fast radio bursts, bringing us a step closer to understanding the origins of these mysterious signals from outer space. https://t.co/VtchdOYgpT

[Shivani Bhandari @shivibhandari]

We have used FRBs as tools to solve the missing matter problem!

https://t.co/dQQOKUvOXv

[CSIRO_ATNF @CSIRO_ATNF]

Congrats to the #ASKAP CRAFT Survey Science Team on using FRBs localised with our Australia @SKA_telescope Pathfinder to find the missing 'normal' matter in the Universe! Great international collaboration involving many many researchers and our optical #astronomy partners @ESO

[CSIRO_ATNF @CSIRO_ATNF]

ASKAP commissioning update out now, with this cool image by @elenchically and pilot survey news from @Wm2Hz

https://t.co/3FSJ5nSPKp

[CSIRO_ATNF @CSIRO_ATNF]

150 galaxies in a single view! ASKAP’s WALLABY science survey team produces some of the most comprehensive high-resolution images ever taken of the Hydra cluster region https://t.co/tcT7TQbaci

[CSIRO_ATNF @CSIRO_ATNF]

With all pilot survey data on disk we look forward to seeing lots of exciting science in the coming months. Now data processing begins in earnest at @PawseyCentre

[CSIRO_ATNF @CSIRO_ATNF]

Although 2020 is challenging, the countdown to ASKAP survey science continues. With procedures in place to protect observatory staff, data continues to flow from the telescope. Congrats to the GASKAP survey team on this image of the SMC 👏 @NickolasPingel https://t.co/EdntWPNHS8

[CSIRO_ATNF @CSIRO_ATNF]

ASKAP's April Update reports on observatory operations in the COVID-19 era. Our widely-spread team continues pilot surveys and technical development remotely. Image shows improved rejection of satellite interference (vertical stripes) during beam formation https://t.co/i7Wkxi89Uj

[Vanessa Moss @cosmicpudding]

Phew!! It was a bit of a saga, but @Wm2Hz and I managed to get @CSIRO_ATNF #ASKAP prepped with all 36 dishes - we will be observing GAMA-09 at roughly the same time as @eROSITA_SRG in support of their performance verification 🛰📡 here’s to some nice radio + x-ray data!! #SWAGX

[CSIRO_ATNF @CSIRO_ATNF]

Tune in at ~6:20pm to @rgloveroz on @abcsydney AM702, to hear our very own @CSIRO astronomer, Vanessa Moss @cosmicpudding chat about the Orionid meteor shower! These meteors come from Halley's Comet and can be seen in the sky tonight 🌌🌠 (Image: @AAOMacquarie)

[Aidan Hotan @Wm2Hz]

Flying across Australia from the North of WA to the East coast provides a spectacular range of scenery.

[Aidan Hotan @Wm2Hz]

Visited the @radiotelescoop today for some research nostalgia, observing single pulses from B0329+54! It's a great mix of historic and modern technology.

[Aidan Hotan @Wm2Hz]

@cosmicpudding @radiotelescoop Makes sense, it's so well looked after it seems brand new even today!

[Aidan Hotan @Wm2Hz]

Had a great time at #ADASS2019 this week! Took a long walk around Groningen today to let all the new ideas sink in.

[Aidan Hotan @Wm2Hz]

@purplegwemlin Shade vs not-shade probably! It was certainly a lot more cold and rainy at WSRT

[Aidan Hotan @Wm2Hz]

Two E-W arrays on different sides of the world in two weeks! Teaching radio astronomy at ATCA and seeing #APERTIF in action at WSRT.

[Aidan Hotan @Wm2Hz]

Exploring LOFAR between rain showers! Many thanks to our ASTRON guides.

[Vanessa Moss @cosmicpudding]

Thanks very much to the #ADASS2019 POC and LOC for a great meeting, many interesting talks and lots of nice discussion!! Glad to have been here representing @CSIRO_ATNF 😊 telescope tour coming up and then I’m gonna sleep for many many hours... 😅 @NoTruerAlien @robpixxx

[Vanessa Moss @cosmicpudding]

Thanks again to everyone who came to #ADASS2019 BoF #4 and especially those who spoke about various telescopes and facilities!! Was great to get insights into the successes and challenges across the community 👍 hoping for future discussion to come! @HIprocessor