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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">Call for Proposals: KMT Telescope at Siding Spring<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">The ANU gets time on the Korean Microlensing Telescope (KMT) in return for hosting it at Siding Spring. ANU is making this time available to any Australian proposers. A proposal is considered
Australian if at least half the proposers are based at Australian institutions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">The telescope is a 1.6 wide-field imaging telescope, with a 4 square degree (18k x 18k) CCD imaging camera optimised for the I band. Quantum efficiency is over 90% in V and R and around 80% in
I. Pixel scale is 0.4 arcsec, and it can reach 1% photometry down to 17.5 in (Cousins) I with 60 second exposures. Overheads are 90 seconds per exposure. Details at
<a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/4tpxC6XQ4Lfoq3yQkUp1NKz?domain=kmtnet.kasi.re.kr/">https://kmtnet.kasi.re.kr/kmtnet-eng/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">ANU has been allocated 40 nights on KMT for the next year. We have been given specific dates:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">22-31st October 2015 (dark time)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">28th Nov-7th Dec (grey time)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">5-14th Jan (bright time)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">10-19 February (grey time)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">You will need to supply an observing script (<a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/ENCSC71R2NTmwPZ3MHWJjrO?domain=bitbucket.org/">https://bitbucket.org/redeostm/kmtnet_obs_script/src/master/</a> ), but observations
will be carried out by the dedicated observing staff, after which you will need to download the data. KASI will provide master flat field and bias images, and pre-processed data using MSCRED. Each raw file is ~716 MB. You may work with the on-site observers
if you wish, but the telescope control system is not user friendly enough to allow operation by anyone except the dedicated observers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">If you are interested in applying for time, please send an application to the ANU TAC chair (<a href="mailto:paul.francis@anu.edu.au">paul.francis@anu.edu.au</a>) before
<b>5pm Wednesday 5th October</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">Your application should contain the following information:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">Names and institutions of all proposers.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">Specific nights requested, and minimum useful allocation.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">A one-page science case.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Prof. Paul Francis</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">
(he/him)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">ANU Distinguished Educator, Astrophysicist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Physics Education Centre, Research School of Physics<br>
ANU College of Science<br>
Mt Stromlo Observatory and Building 160<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The Australian National University<br>
Canberra ACT 2600<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a href="mailto:paul.francis@anu.edu.au"><span style="color:#0563C1">paul.francis@anu.edu.au</span></a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">The Australian National University acknowledges, celebrates, and pays our respects to the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people of the Canberra
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