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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:red;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Apologies, the previous email had the wrong semester dates. Resent with the correct dates.</span><span style="color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">2022B Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) Call for Shared Time Proposals<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">The main proposal deadline for AAT Shared Time in Semester 2022B (1 August 2022 – 31 January 2023) is:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">15 April 2022, at 17:00<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC + 10 hrs)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">The Call for Proposals for the AAT has changed. Please read these instructions carefully. For further information, please read the
<a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/eMa0Ck81N9tnO2zozf2rKHD?domain=aat.anu.edu.au">proposal web page</a> or email any questions to
<u><span style="color:blue"><a href="mailto:AATscheduler@mso.anu.edu.au">AATscheduler@mso.anu.edu.au</a></span></u>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Only astronomers and researchers affiliated with Partner institutions can be listed on proposals requesting shared time.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Partners for 2022B are the Australian National University, Macquarie University, Monash University, University of Melbourne, University of New South Wales, University
of Queensland, University of Southern Queensland, University of Swinburne, University of Sydney, University of Tasmania and Western Sydney University.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Night Availability<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">There are up to 12 dark nights, 18 grey nights and 38 bright nights available for shared time proposals.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Instrument Availability<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Available AAT instruments include: 2dF+AAOmega, 2dF+HERMES, KOALA and Veloce. Veloce was provisionally accepted in 2020 and will be offered on a shared-risk basis
until it reaches full acceptance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Veloce</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">. An upgrade to Veloce is scheduled to commence on
the 10th of October, at which point Veloce will be unavailable until the upgrade is complete. The start date may slip before the proposal deadline so keep an eye out for updates.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Additional instrumentation status information and updates are available on the
<u><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/pJFvClx1Njio2RN6NC9yFu9?domain=aat.anu.edu.au">AAT instrumentation website</a></span></u>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Important information:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">1. COVID-19 pandemic update<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> </span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> The observatory follows the advice of
<u><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19" target="_blank">NSW Government Health</a></span></u>. Further details are available from <u><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/L_eRCmO5glu5jyNkNCBJSpY?domain=aat.anu.edu.au">the
AAT web pages.</a></span></u></span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">2. New access model to the AAT time<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Since 1 July 2018, AAT operations have been managed and funded through a consortium of Australian universities. Access to the AAT changed from August 2022 (Semester
2022B).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Access to the AAT is available through applications for the following types of time: Reserved Time. Shared Time and Paid Time. Reserved and Shared Time is available
only to astronomers/researchers affiliated with the consortium universities (Partners). Note that Reserved Time applications are now closed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Note that successful applicants are expected to cover their own travel and accommodation costs to the observatory. Some funding for student travel and accommodation
is available.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">3. Proposal preparation<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Due to the reduction in expert assistance at the telescope, proposers are required to describe the relevant experience and expertise of the team with the instrument(s)
being applied for. Observers are encouraged to liaise with the Observatory staff sufficiently in advance of their run to gain such training as is needed for their run.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Based upon historical weather trends, about 33% of time is lost to bad weather. Proposers are therefore required to multiply their time requirement by a factor of
1.5 to allow for time lost to weather.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">4. Anonymous proposal review<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">The AAT Consortium places a high value on equity and integrity, and it implemented the anonymous proposal review process for Shared Time proposals. In this process,
the identities of the proposing team are concealed from reviewers. The goal is to enable reviewers to focus on the science, not the scientist. Several studies have shown that a reviewer's attitude toward a submission may be affected, even unconsciously, by
the identity of the lead author or principal investigator (see the <u><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/y1rsCnx1jniG79NrNfZctnn?domain=stsci.edu">Anonymous-Double
Blind Review Annotated Bibliography</a></span></u>). Proposers are required to anonymise their proposals following the guidelines below. Sufficient care should be used, especially if resubmitting a proposal from a previous cycle or other submission. Lead investigators
should avoid directly disclosing their identity in the science or technical justification sections. Names and affiliations will not be included in the proposals generated for the ATAC reviews.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Anonymity Guidelines for Proposers<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">These guidelines will help conceal the identities of the proposers and ensure a fairer proposal evaluation process.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Do not include author names or affiliations anywhere in the proposal text. This includes but is not limited to, page headers, footers, diagrams, figures, or watermarks.
This does not include references to past work, which should be included whenever relevant (see below).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level3 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Referencing is an essential part of demonstrating knowledge of the field and progress. When citing references within the proposal, use third person neutral wording.
This especially applies to self-referencing. For example, replace phrases like as we have shown in our previous work (Doe et al. 2010) with as Doe et al. (2010) showed... Do not refer to previous projects using AAT or other observatories in an identifying
fashion. For instance, rather than write we observed another cluster, similar to the one we are proposing under AAT program #XXXXX, instead write AAT program #XXXXX has observed this target in the past...<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level3 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">We encourage references to published work, including work citable by a DOI. It may be occasionally important to cite exclusive access datasets or non-public software
that may reveal (or strongly imply) the investigators on the proposal. We suggest proposers use language like "obtained in private communication" or "from private consultation" when referring to such potentially revealing work.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level3 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Do not include acknowledgements, or the source of any grant funding.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> Examples of re-worked text can be found on the
<u><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/jwU9CoV1kpfXr2363FO0Ycf?domain=outerspace.stsci.edu" target="_blank">the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)</a></span></u> website.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> A strict compliance with these guidelines is required. Feedback on these changes are welcome and should be sent to the
<u><span style="color:blue"><a href="mailto:aat%20-@-%20astronomyaustralia.org.au">ATAC Technical Secretary</a></span></u>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">5. Lens proposal submission system<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Proposals should be submitted with the AAT's online application system <u><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/ZcekCp81lrtzn43p3H2I6KJ?domain=lens.datacentral.org.au" target="_blank">Lens</a></span></u>.
This system is a user account based system, which allows for improved security and better tracking of past and current proposals. There is a <u><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/OsAjCq71mwfO8YjJjfqyq9p?domain=lens.datacentral.org.au" target="_blank">FAQ</a></span></u> available
for Lens online, or available via the FAQ tab in Lens itself. Lens system has recently been transitioned into Data Central. Any issues or bugs encountered by proposers should be reported to
<u><span style="color:blue"><a href="mailto:simon.otoole@mq.edu.au">Simon O'Toole</a></span></u>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">All new users must register with the system.
<i>Note that users cannot be added to proposals if they are not registered in Lens. Please make sure that all investigators on a proposal have registered well before the deadline!</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">For any queries or comments, and the additional user support please contact the
<u><span style="color:blue"><a href="mailto:aat%20-@-%20astronomyaustralia.org.au">ATAC Technical Secretary</a></span></u>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">6. Remote Observing<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Remote observing is possible from the AAT remote observing stations. An experienced AAT observer can also observe from home using an appropriate setup. Observers who
are not experienced with their requested instrument may need to find additional help or prior training, which may require eavesdropping on other observations that use the same instrument.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Remote observing stations are listed at the
<u><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/2bbJCr81nytA8Ql4lSQ7tkn?domain=aat.anu.edu.au">remote observing webpage</a></span></u>. The Observatory is open to establishing new remote observing stations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">How to Apply for AAT Shared Time
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Proposal submission details<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Prepare your main proposal offline, including an abstract, target list, science case, and technical justification. The science case and technical justification together
should be in PDF format, no more than three pages total, with two pages for the science case and one page for technical justification. Those three pages should include all references and figures, use 11pt font (or larger), and have at least 10mm margins.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Numerical referencing should be used (e.g. as shown by [1],instead of as shown by Smith et al. (2017)). Colour figures are accepted. Other document formats will not
be accepted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Instrument status and policies<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">All Shared Time applicants are encouraged to check the
<u><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/O1i6Cvl1rKiW7wzrziwNKap?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au">ATAC Policies and Procedures</a></span></u>, latest
<u><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/pJFvClx1Njio2RN6NC9yFu9?domain=aat.anu.edu.au">Instrumentation Status</a></span></u> for the AAT and recent
<u><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/YRD2CwV1vMfLGl3g3clrRc9?domain=aat.anu.edu.au">Policy Announcements</a></span></u>. The ATAC Policies and Procedures document is currently under revision to include latest changes in the time allocation process. Note
that Large and Long-term programs are not offered anymore.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">For further clarification on any issue, please contact the
<u><span style="color:blue"><a href="mailto:aat%20-@-%20astronomyaustralia.org.au">ATAC Technical Secretary</a></span></u>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Proposal content<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Full technical details, outlining how you derived your time estimates, observing constraints, and any special requests should be included in the scientific case (preferably
under a separate section heading).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Important</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">: Proposers should demonstrate that their team
has the skills and experience with the required observing modes to effectively conduct the proposed observations.
<b>Please include this information in the separate section of the Lens form Team Expertise. Note the ATAC will conduct their pre-grading without access to this section</b>. Once the ranked list is set, the ATAC will be given access to the "Team Expertise" information
associated with each proposal recommended for implementation. At this point, proposals may only be flagged for downgrade (resulting in a non-selection of the proposal), if a team is clearly unqualified to undertake the work proposed. Note that ATAC may also
request a de-identified information on any Reserved and Paid Time allocated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Proposals should be written so that the content and significance is understandable by astronomers with different backgrounds. Proposals should also be written using
the Anonymity Guidelines.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">After including overheads (detector readout, calibrations and telescope slewing), observers are required to multiply their time request by 1.5 to account for bad weather.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">A list of the principal targets (field centres for 2dF programs) should be prepared as a separate PDF document. The target list should contain target name, RA (h m
s), Dec (d m s), target brightness, and priority. There is a 2-page limit for this target list PDF file. Other document formats will not be accepted. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">If feasible, please provide a list of backup targets that can be observed in the weather conditions that are worse than required for the principal targets. Any backup
project must use the same instrument as the main project. More information on backup considerations can be found in
<u><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/WFCkCxngwOfJ1EoPocxkQjO?domain=aat.anu.edu.au">Guidelines for AAT Observers.</a></span></u><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Submitting your proposal<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">When your proposal details are ready, submit your application to ATAC through <u><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/ZcekCp81lrtzn43p3H2I6KJ?domain=lens.datacentral.org.au">Lens</a></span></u>,
the AAT's online proposal submission system. As noted above, this is a user-account-based system and all investigators on a proposal must be registered.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> Acknowledgements<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> The AAT Consortium requests all publications based upon data obtained through the AAT include the following acknowledgement:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> <i>Based [in part] on data obtained at Siding Spring Observatory [via program XXX]. We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which the AAT stands, the
Gamilaraay people, and pay our respects to elders past and present.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Contacting the ATAC Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Postal Address:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">PO Box 2100
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Hawthorn VIC 3122<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Street Address:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">AAO - Macquarie University<br>
105 Delhi Rd, North Ryde NSW 2113<br>
Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">E-mail:
<u><span style="color:blue"><a href="mailto:aat@astronomyaustralia.org.au">aat@astronomyaustralia.org.au</a></span></u><br>
Web: <u><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/AF6oCyojxQTNrO5A5TgGIJz?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au/" target="_blank">https://astronomyaustralia.org.au/blog/portfolio/aat/</a></span></u><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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