, ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁colle agues ▁from ▁Australian ▁univers ities ▁and ▁industry ▁partners ▁in ▁China . ▁ ▁Design ▁▁ ▁The ▁construction ▁and ▁assembly ▁of ▁the ▁d ishes ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁features ▁that ▁will ▁make ▁AS K AP ▁an ▁un pre ced ented ▁syn opt ic ▁teles cope ▁include ▁a ▁wide ▁field - of - view , ▁large ▁spectral ▁band width , ▁extremely ▁fast ▁survey ▁speed , ▁and ▁excellent ▁u - v ▁coverage . ▁ ▁AS K AP ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁M urch ison ▁district ▁in ▁Western ▁Australia , ▁a ▁region ▁that ▁is ▁extremely ▁" radio - qu iet " ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁low ▁population ▁density ▁and ▁result ant ▁lack ▁of ▁radio ▁inter ference ▁( generated ▁by ▁human ▁activity ) ▁that ▁would ▁otherwise ▁inter f ere ▁with ▁weak ▁astronom ical ▁signals . ▁ ▁The ▁unique ▁radio ▁quiet ▁nature ▁is ▁being ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁a ▁natural ▁resource ▁and ▁is ▁being ▁protected ▁by ▁the ▁Australian ▁Commonwealth ▁and ▁Western ▁Australia ▁State ▁Government ▁through ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁protect ive ▁regul atory ▁measures . ▁ ▁Data ▁from ▁AS K AP ▁will ▁be ▁transm itted ▁from ▁the ▁M RO ▁to ▁a ▁super comput er ▁at ▁the ▁P aw sey ▁Super comput ing ▁Centre ▁in ▁Per th . ▁The ▁data ▁will ▁be ▁converted ▁to ▁images ▁of ▁the ▁sky ▁in ▁near - real - time ▁by ▁a ▁pipeline ▁processor ▁running ▁the ▁purpose - built ▁AS K AP soft ▁package . ▁All ▁data ▁will ▁be ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁domain ▁after ▁being ▁checked