Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy
Information about ASTRON
Publications
On this page you can find:
Newsletters
Annual Reports
Brochures & leaflets
ASTRON brochure: English and Dutch.
What is radio astronomy? ASTRON brochure for high school students. In Dutch.
From astronomy to technology: connecting innovation to the market place: English version and Dutch version.
ASTRON Technical Lab: Dutch and English
ASTRON Instrumentmakerij: Dutch
ASTRON Optomechanical Engineering: Dutch and English
LOFAR brochure: English & Dutch
SKA brochure: English
Working in radio astronomy: the Helena Kuyver programme for women in science & technology. In English.
Radio astronomy for a new era: the Aperture Array Verification Programme
Comics / Stripboeken
SKA Comic / SKA Strip: een strip over een stel ondeugende diertjes, de SKAnimals, die alles willen weten over de grootste radiotelescoop ter wereld, die nog gebouwd moet worden: de SKA!
The adventures of the SKAnimals, issue 1 / De avonturen van de SKAnimals, deel 1
The adventures of the SKAnimals, issue 2 / De avonturen van de SKAnimals, deel 2
The adventures of the SKAnimals, issue 3 / De avonturen van de SKAnimals, deel 3
Magazines
- Sensing the Universe, the Earth and Surroundings, made by Stichting de LOFAR Tafel
Documents
- ASTRON was founded in 1949. In 1999 ASTRON celebrated its 50th anniversary. Two conferences were organised on that occasion: one on astronomical applications for the next generation of radio telescopes, and a second that concentrated on the technical questions involved in the design and development of the instrument.
Perspectives on Radio Astronomy, science with large antenna arrays. Edited by M.P. van Haarlem. Proceedings of the Conference held at the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in Amsterdam on 7-9 April 1999. Published by ASTRON. ISBN: 90-805434-1-1.
Perspectives on Radio Astronomy, science with large antenna arrays
Perspectives on Radio Astronomy, technologies for large antenna arrays. Edited by A.B. Smolders and M.P. van Haarlem. Proceedings of the Conference held at the ASTRON Institute in Dwingeloo on 12-14 April 1999. Published by ASTRON. ISBN: 90-805434-2-X.
Perspectives on Radio Astronomy, technologies for large antenna arraysContact ASTRON if you would like to order a copy of these books.