A beginner’s guide to Mopra & the Mopra CO survey (part 2)
Okay, so why a blog? Why now, and what are we hoping to achieve? In May 2014, the Australian Government handed down their budget, which contained drastic cuts to science […]
Better Late Than Never
Funnily enough, things got away from me towards the end of our observing run. And then I caught a cold. Don’t worry, more consistent authors are joining in soon. In […]
Day 2: Check the Sky (Redux)!
Today’s shift on Mopra (during which I finished up the day 1 post), started with the telescope stowed to protect it from wild storms in the area, with lightning striking within 9 […]
Day 1 of Observing: Check the Sky!
It’s always a bit exciting starting up for the new year. The telescope has been parked all summer, the engineers have been tweaking things, and absolutely anything could go wrong. Which […]
A beginner’s guide to Mopra & the Mopra CO survey (part 1)
Mopra is a 22 metre radio telescope located at the foot of the Warrambungles, outside of Coonabarabran in Northern New South Wales. It’s about a nine hour drive from Sydney, […]
Welcome to the Mopra Telescope Consortium
The consortium is in the process of establishing itself. Please come back later for more information.