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--></style></head><body lang=EN-AU link="#0563C1" vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><div><div><div><div><div><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>2023A Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) Call for Reserved Time Proposals</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center'><b><u><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'>Revised Instructions</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The Call for Proposals for the AAT has changed. Please read these instructions carefully. The AAT will issue two separate calls in each observing semester, the Call for Reserved time followed by the Call for Shared time. For further information, please read the<span class=xxxapple-converted-space> </span></span></i><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/j41xCgZ0N1ilrLBJ3iN4A32?domain=aat.anu.edu.au" title="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/WVMYCGv0oyCJgn736iYLcEV?domain=aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com"><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>proposal web page</span></i></a><span class=xxxapple-converted-space><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span></i></span><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>or email any questions to<span class=xxxapple-converted-space> </span></span></i><a href="mailto:AATscheduler@mso.anu.edu.au" title="mailto:AATscheduler@mso.anu.edu.au"><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0078D4'>AATscheduler@mso.anu.edu.au</span></i></a><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The proposal deadline for<span class=xxxapple-converted-space> </span><b>AAT Reserved Time</b><span class=xxxapple-converted-space> </span>in Semester 2023A (1 February 2023 – 31 July 2023) is:</span><span style='font-size:13.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>15 September 2022, at 17:00<br></span></b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC + 10 hrs)</span><span style='font-size:13.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Only astronomers and researchers affiliated with Partner institutions can be listed on proposals requesting Reserved and Shared time. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Partners for 2023A 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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'>Reserved time proposals are not assessed by ATAC.</span><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Night Availability<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Each Partner institution has a different number of nights that can be allocated for the Reserved time proposals.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Proposals for Reserved time must be approved by the Partner institute of the PI and all other Partner institutions involved in the proposal before the proposals are submitted to the AAT's online application system </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Ad5cCjZ1N7ij27O0rURyBGG?domain=lens.datacentral.org.au" target="_blank" title="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/dbqsCJyBrGf8XOJ9VskOG9m?domain=aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Lens</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>. Each proposal must list the requested Reserved time for all Partner institutions in the table provided in Lens. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The rules for submitting proposals for Reserved time differ for each institute. These details are available on request to the institute contacts, which are listed below.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0 width=500 style='width:375.0pt;border:solid black 1.0pt'><tr><td style='border:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Institute</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='border:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Contact</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Australian National University</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='border:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Paul Francis</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Macquarie University</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='border:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Matt Owers</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Melbourne University</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='border:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Kate Auchettl</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Monash University</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='border:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Michael Brown</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Swinburne University</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='border:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Michelle Cluver</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Sydney University</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='border:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Julia Bryant</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> University of New South Wales</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='border:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Sarah Martell</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> University of Queensland</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='border:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Sarah Sweet</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> University of Southern Queensland</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='border:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Duncan Wright</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> University of Tasmania</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='border:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Andrew Cole</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> University of Western Sydney</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='border:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Nick Tothill</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Instrument Availability</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Available AAT instruments include: 2dF+AAOmega, 2dF+HERMES, Hector, KOALA and Veloce. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>It is anticipated that Hector will be provisionally accepted at the end of 2022 and will be offered on a shared-risk basis until it reaches full acceptance.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Veloce will undergo a major upgrade with the installation of the Veloce Azzurro and Verde arms in 2023A. It will be offered in shared risks mode in June and July 2023, contingent on successful commissioning. It is unavailable from February through to May. See the<span class=xxxapple-converted-space> </span></span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/u5GuCk81N9tn7MwvETQzIfp?domain=aat.anu.edu.au" title="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/-SZnCK1DvKTqJKo76sQ-i7l?domain=aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Veloce pages</span></a><span class=xxxapple-converted-space><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>for details on the new arms and performance.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>AAOmega will be unavailable from mid-March to mid-April. The LN2 cans of the cameras are being replaced.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Additional instrumentation status information and updates are available on the </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/alcdClx1NjioyBMlrcqUi-o?domain=aat.anu.edu.au" title="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/lnyMCL7EwMfPvqWB7sA4Bvz?domain=aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>AAT instrumentation website</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Important information:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>1. COVID-19 pandemic update</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span></i></b><span class=xxxapple-converted-space><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span></i></span><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> The observatory follows the advice of<span class=xxxapple-converted-space> </span></span></i><a href="https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank" title="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Y7_YCMwGxOt5lPrB7s9CRI7?domain=aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com"><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>NSW Government Health</span></i></a><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>. Further details are available from </span></i><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/KsJSCmO5glu5ZmMqxFQKn9X?domain=aat.anu.edu.au" title="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/tu39CNLJyQUNRLWkzH7HhGI?domain=aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com"><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>the AAT web pages.</span></i></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>2. New access model to the AAT time</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>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) and 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). <b>Only Shared time proposals are assessed by ATAC.</b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>3. Proposal preparation</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>4. Lens proposal submission system</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Proposals should be submitted with the AAT's online application system </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/ERqKCnx1jniGzJWVETEqXVA?domain=lens.datacentral.org.au/" target="_blank" title="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/FR_uCQnMBZf6xVQvYtY2YaA?domain=aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Lens</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>. This system is a user account based system, which allows for improved security and better tracking of past and current proposals. There is a </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/hTAvCoV1kpfXM7wmniWnF-G?domain=lens.datacentral.org.au" target="_blank" title="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/65MeCROND2urVY64xULOsww?domain=aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>FAQ</span></a><span class=xxxapple-converted-space><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>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<span class=xxxapple-converted-space> </span></span><a href="mailto:simon.otoole@mq.edu.au" title="mailto:simon.otoole@mq.edu.au"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0078D4'>Simon O'Toole</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>All new users must register with the system.<span class=xxxapple-converted-space> </span><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></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>For any queries or comments, and the additional user support please contact the<span class=xxxapple-converted-space> </span></span><a href="mailto:aat@astronomyaustralia.org.au" title="mailto:aat@astronomyaustralia.org.au"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0078D4'>ATAC Technical Secretary</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>6. Remote Observing</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Remote observing stations are listed at the<span class=xxxapple-converted-space> </span></span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/hWk4Cp81lrtzGjwZ2CkMvo5?domain=aat.anu.edu.au" title="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/tF25CVARKgClvBJqYFjZG7h?domain=aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>remote observing webpage</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>. The Observatory is open to establishing new remote observing stations.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>How to Apply for AAT Reserved Time</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>All applicants are encouraged to check the </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/T-PJCzvkyVCR30rz1IN6w0g?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au" title="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/GuK5CWLVXkUjk3ErVcln0Ax?domain=aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>ATAC Policies and Procedures</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>, latest </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/alcdClx1NjioyBMlrcqUi-o?domain=aat.anu.edu.au" title="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/7m3HCXLW2mUnJAQEWh2kpzU?domain=aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Instrumentation Status</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> for the AAT and recent </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/scDDCr81nytAp5mOqcxfjG_?domain=aat.anu.edu.au" title="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/16ctCYW8Noc38Y7VwslPapU?domain=aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Policy Announcements</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>. In particular, the policies in regard to Shared time have changed.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>For further clarification on any issue, please contact the<span class=xxxapple-converted-space> </span></span><a href="mailto:aat@astronomyaustralia.org.au" title="mailto:aat@astronomyaustralia.org.au"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0078D4'>ATAC Technical Secretary</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Contact Representative of your Institution</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The representatives of Partner institutions will provide the type and total time available for their institution (which may include any additional time bought by the institution as the Partner Paid Time, or time traded with other Partner institutions), and also Partner-specific requirements and internal deadlines.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'>Proposal submission details</span></b><span style='color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Prepare your main proposal offline, including a title, an abstract, the instrument set up, the number of nights split according to partner and lunation, target list, science case, and technical justification. A detailed scientific justification is not required. Instead a brief summary of the science is sufficient. The science case and technical justification together should be in PDF format, no more than three pages total. Other document formats will not be accepted. Those three pages should include all references and figures, use 11pt font (or larger), and have at least 10mm margins. Colour figures are accepted.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Numerical referencing should be used (e.g. as shown by [1], instead of as shown by Smith et al. (2017)). </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>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. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>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<span class=xxxapple-converted-space> </span></span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Y44_Cvl1rKiWGDlZ9FW8X3U?domain=aat.anu.edu.au" title="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/wie4CZY1NqiMGv6K0skbLZP?domain=aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Guidelines for AAT Observers.</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Submitting your proposal</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>When your proposal details are ready, and approved by the Partner institute of the PI and all other Partner institutions involved, submit your application through <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/ERqKCnx1jniGzJWVETEqXVA?domain=lens.datacentral.org.au/" title="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/NkcpC1WLPxcpRg4JlcMMcwh?domain=aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com">Lens,</a> 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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Acknowledgements</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> The AAT Consortium requests all publications based upon data obtained through the AAT include the following acknowledgement:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> <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></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Contacting the ATAC Secretariat</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Postal Address:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>PO Box 2100<span class=xxxapple-converted-space> </span><br>Hawthorn VIC 3122</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Street Address:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxxxmsonormal0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>AAO - 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