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The Parkes Observatory's
64m Parkes Radiotelescope
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Welcome to the HomePage of the Parkes Observatory, operated by the Australia Telescope National Facility, ATNF, a division of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, CSIRO. The ATNF operates the following four sites in NSW, Australia:

Australia Telescope National Facility head quarters, ATNF, Marsfield/Epping.
Australia Telescope Compact Array, ATCA, Paul Wild Observatory, Narrabri/Culgoora.
Mopra Observatory, Mopra Rock, Warrumbungles Nat. Park, Coonabarabran.
Parkes Observatory, Parkes, email: [email protected] .

Current observing schedule. What is happening today at the telescope.
General Information on the Parkes Observatory, includes how to Apply for observing time.
Visitors Discovery Centre.
Parkes Observatory Staff: addresses, phone numbers, email and links to staff HomePages.
Virtual Library: Observatory Documentation (eg: Observers and Training guides ) and: utilities (eg: CoCo, Coord, Planets and RadVel ).
Index to Observatory Software and Utilities.
WWW links, includes Australian and international links.
Major Projects at the Telescope and Research Projects of local staff. Includes the Galileo Project.
Surveys and databases, includes major Parkes surveys, Simbad, COSMOS etc. .
Fault and Feedback Form(ATNF only), for Faults, Comments, Feedback and Lost time: there is also an index (ATNF only) to previous fault reports and their solutions.

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