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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">As a host institution for the Las Cumbres Observatory (LCO) global network of telescopes, ANU is entitled to a share of the network's observing time, which it is now making available to all Australian astronomers.
The closing date for observing proposals for the 2022B semester (<u>from 1 August 2022 to 31 January 2023</u>) will be <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">12noon AEST, <u>Wednesday, 1 June 2022</u></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">For the first two years of the wider Australian access (i.e., <u>through 2023A</u>), proposals led by astronomers outside of ANU will be limited to half of the available total within each class of telescope.
In addition, under the ongoing ANU host agreement with LCO, at least half of the overall ANU time consists of contributions to LCO Key Projects (see <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Qwd9CJyBrGf8p3wqmFVePuB?domain=lco.global/">https://lco.global/science/keyprojects/</a> ). Thus, proposals
to support the Key Projects are strongly encouraged, but will be assessed on scientific merit like any other proposal. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">ANU's time for 2022B will be 100 hours on the 2m telescopes, 200 hours on the 1m telescopes, and 200 hours on the 0.4m telescopes. Note that this access can utilise any of the two 2m telescopes, thirteen 1m
telescopes, or ten 0.4m telescopes in the entire LCO global network. <span style="color:red">During the 2022B semester, LCO expects to begin replacing the SBIG cameras on the 0.4m telescope with new imagers.</span> Please find further details, exposure time
calculators, and target visibility calculators in the official LCO CfP at <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/guoxCK1DvKTq8zW2vFv70Wa?domain=lco.global/">https://lco.global/news/call-for-proposals-2022b/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Proposed observations can use any of the three observing modes: standard queue-scheduled, Time Critical, and Rapid Response. All proposals that request Time Critical or Rapid Response time will be technically
reviewed by LCO. The proposals must explicitly justify the need for TC/RR time. LCO will work with the PIs to make any changes to the queue/TC/RR allocations if it is determined that the science can be done with less restrictive scheduling modes. Proposals
lacking justification will automatically get standard queue-mode observations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Proposals will be assessed on scientific merit by the ANU TAC, taking into account that the Australian PI must be a significant team member. Note that this is not a call for large proposals, and any proposal
that appears to compete with a Key Project would need to justify why it is different. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">A maximum 2 page scientific and technical justification should be sent to <a href="mailto:lco_proposals@mso.anu.edu.au" title="mailto:lco_proposals@mso.anu.edu.au">lco_proposals@mso.anu.edu.au</a></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">In addition, list on a separate page:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Proposers and institutions.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red">Whether the data is an important part of a PhD thesis.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Requested telescope(s) and instrument(s).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red">Requested number of (integer) hours in each observing mode (queue/TC/RR) <b><u>for each telescope/instrument</u></b>, and minimum useful allocation. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">An estimate of how much time is required beyond this semester.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please contact <a href="mailto:christopher.onken@anu.edu.au" title="mailto:christopher.onken@anu.edu.au">Christopher Onken</a> if you have any questions about LCO or about ANU's access to the network.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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