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<b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">2023B Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) Call Proposals<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">The Call for Proposals for the AAT has changed. Please read these instructions carefully. Email any questions to </span><a href="mailto:AATscheduler@mso.anu.edu.au"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">AATscheduler@mso.anu.edu.au(link
sends e-mail)</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;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-ligatures:none;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-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">CALL FOR SHARED TIME </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;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-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">OPENS</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;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-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">31 March 2022 at 09:00</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;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-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">and CLOSES</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;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-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">14 April 2022, at 17:00</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;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-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC + 11 hrs)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;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-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Eligibility<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Only researchers affiliated with ANU, UNSW, Swinburne, Sydney University, Macquarie University, University of Queensland, University of Melbourne,
University of Southern Queensland, Monash University, University of Tasmania, and University of Western Sydney can apply for Shared Time on the AAT during semester 2023B. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Proposals will be considered for Shared Time if the number of shared-time nights requested by the proposal does not exceed the sum of the "night
contribution numbers" of the institutions listed on that proposal. For semester 2023B, the night contribution numbers are listed in the table.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> Institute</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;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-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> Night Contribution Number</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> Australian National University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">17<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> Macquarie University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">0<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> Melbourne University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> Monash University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> Swinburne University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">0<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> Sydney University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">0<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> University of New South Wales<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">25<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">0<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> University of Southern Queensland<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#555555;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Night Availability</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a name="_Hlk131150618"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">There are up to 11 dark nights, 5 grey nights, and 26 bright nights available for shared-time proposals.</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#555555;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Instrument Availability</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;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-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Available AAT instruments include: 2dF+AAOmega, 2dF+HERMES, Hector, KOALA and Veloce. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">It is anticipated that Hector will be provisionally accepted in late 2023B and will be offered on a shared-risk basis until it reaches full acceptance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">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
2023B, contingent on successful commissioning in late 2023A. See the </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/91AyC71R2NTzmg5ABT8lwKX?domain=aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com" target="_blank" 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;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Veloce
pages(link is external)</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> for details on the new arms and performance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">AAOmega will be unavailable for 6 weeks in 2023B. The LN2 cans of the cameras are being replaced.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Additional instrumentation status information and updates are available on the </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/VRgSC81V0PTXjGV6yH13GSr?domain=aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com" target="_blank" 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;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">AAT
instrumentation website</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">COVID-19 pandemic update<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">The observatory follows the advice of </span><a href="https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">NSW
Government Health(link is external)</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">. Further details are available from </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/MaCaC91WPRTzm0ykwT3UaAf?domain=aat.anu.edu.au"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">the
AAT web pages.</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Shared time access<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">All shared time applicants are encouraged to check the </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/jIA_C0YKPvik2xOGAfWNCXn?domain=aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com" target="_blank" title="https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fastronomyaustralia.org.au%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F08%2F2022-08-08-AAT-Time-Allocation-Policies-New-Agreement-2022_v1.pdf&data=05%7C01%7CMurray.Riding%40anu.edu.au%7C567c7f13f956450f"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">ATAC
Policies and Procedures(link is external)</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">, latest </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/2nR2CgZ0N1iql3XAzUEG1iq?domain=aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com" target="_blank" title="https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faat.anu.edu.au%2Fscience%2Finstruments%2Fcurrent%2Fstatus&data=05%7C01%7CMurray.Riding%40anu.edu.au%7C567c7f13f956450fcf3b08da9bbbb401%7Ce37d725cab5c46249ae5f0533e486437%7C0%7C0%7C637993527"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Instrumentation
Status(link is external)</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> for the AAT and recent </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/bkhWCjZ1N7iYjrLnxinK9Ez?domain=aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com" target="_blank" title="https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faat.anu.edu.au%2Fscience%2Fobserving%2Fpolicies&data=05%7C01%7CMurray.Riding%40anu.edu.au%7C567c7f13f956450fcf3b08da9bbbb401%7Ce37d725cab5c46249ae5f0533e486437%7C0%7C0%7C637993527726900995%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Policy
Announcements(link is external)</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;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-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">The eligibility of any proposal for shared time is evaluated and based on the number of nights contributed to the shared pool by the individual
partner institutions involved in that 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-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">The detailed evaluation procedure is described in section 2.6 of the </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/C9OECk81N9tknEVOJfkLN-H?domain=aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com" target="_blank" title="https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fastronomyaustralia.org.au%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F08%2F2022-08-08-AAT-Time-Allocation-Policies-New-Agreement-2022_v1.pdf&data=05%7C01%7CMurray.Riding%40anu.edu.au%7C567c7f13f956450f"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">ATAC
Policies and Procedures(link is external)</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;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-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Proposals for shared time are reviewed by the Australian Time Allocation Committee (ATAC), and ranked by scientific merit. Time will be allocated
on this basis (subject to practical constraints) until the available time is fully allocated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;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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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">For further clarification on any issue, please contact the </span><a href="mailto:aat@astronomyaustralia.org.au" title="mailto:aat%20-@-%20astronomyaustralia.org.au"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">ATAC
Technical Secretary(link sends e-mail)</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Proposal preparation guidelines<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#555555;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Lens proposal submission system</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Shared time proposals must be submitted with the AAT's online application system </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/xRq6Clx1Nji1orJ2Yfga9ii?domain=aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com" target="_blank" title="https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flens.datacentral.org.au%2F&data=05%7C01%7CMurray.Riding%40anu.edu.au%7C567c7f13f956450fcf3b08da9bbbb401%7Ce37d725cab5c46249ae5f0533e486437%7C0%7C0%7C637993527726900995%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Lens(link
is external)</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">. 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/F9YACmO5glup5xwjQs4ZF6z?domain=aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com" target="_blank" title="https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flens.datacentral.org.au%2Ffaq&data=05%7C01%7CMurray.Riding%40anu.edu.au%7C567c7f13f956450fcf3b08da9bbbb401%7Ce37d725cab5c46249ae5f0533e486437%7C0%7C0%7C637993527726900995%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbG"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">FAQ(link
is external)</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> 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><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;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Simon
O'Toole(link sends e-mail)</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;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-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">All new users must register with the system. 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!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">For any queries or comments, please contact the </span><a href="mailto:aat@astronomyaustralia.org.au" title="mailto:aat%20-@-%20astronomyaustralia.org.au"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">ATAC
Technical Secretary(link sends e-mail)</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#555555;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Weather factor</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;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-ligatures:none;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:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#555555;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Anonymous proposal review</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;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-ligatures:none;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 </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/MNYkCnx1jniXGE07RHPOJXf?domain=stsci.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Anonymous-Double
Blind Review Annotated Bibliography(link is external)</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">). 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:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;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-ligatures:none;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-ligatures:none;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:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;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:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;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:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;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-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> Examples of re-worked text can be found on the
</span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/5HtCCoV1kpfDXnNrytEUbIr?domain=outerspace.stsci.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Space Telescope Science Institute
(STScI)(link is external)</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> website.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;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 </span><a href="mailto:aat@astronomyaustralia.org.au"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">ATAC
Technical Secretary(link sends e-mail)</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;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-ligatures:none;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-ligatures:none;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:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;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-ligatures:none;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-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Important</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;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 proposal.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;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-ligatures:none;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-ligatures:none;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-ligatures:none;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 </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/DyQGCp81lrt9z2rnRU3CZIG?domain=aat.anu.edu.au"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Guidelines
for AAT Observers.</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;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-ligatures:none;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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<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;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-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">When your proposal details are ready, submit your application to ATAC through </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/RO8uCq71mwf1OQA8MfWqclp?domain=lens.datacentral.org.au" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Lens(link
is external)</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">, 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:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">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-ligatures:none;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-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Remote observing stations are listed at the </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/8ELiCr81nytrAqK8BI0tPeX?domain=aat.anu.edu.au"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">remote
observing webpage</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">. 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-ligatures:none;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-ligatures:none;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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<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">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.</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;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-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Postal Address:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">PO Box 2100 <br>
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-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Street Address:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">AAO - Macquarie University<br>
105 Delhi Rd, North Ryde NSW 2113<br>
Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">E-mail: </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:aat@astronomyaustralia.org.au"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">aat@astronomyaustralia.org.au(link
sends e-mail)</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><br>
<span style="mso-ligatures:none">Web: </span></span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Sn9RCvl1rKiEW9m7ktrR6qJ?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">https://astronomyaustralia.org.au/blog/portfolio/aat/(link
is external)</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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