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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">2024A Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) Call for Reserved Time Proposals</span></b><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></i></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">The Call for Proposals for the AAT has changed since semester 2022B. Please read these instructions carefully. The AAT issues 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></i><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/P019C5QPXJiMVYqzoFz8L3l?domain=aat.anu.edu.au"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">proposal web page</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">
or email any questions to </span></i><a href="mailto:AATscheduler@mso.anu.edu.au"><i><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</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">.</span></i><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><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 proposal deadline for
<b>AAT Reserved Time</b> in Semester 2024A (1 February 2024 – 31 July 2024) is:</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><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">22 September 2023, at 17:00<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC + 10 hrs)</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><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">Only astronomers and researchers affiliated with Partner institutions can be listed on proposals requesting Reserved and Shared time.
</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><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">Partners for 2024A 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><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Night Availability</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Each Partner institution has a different number of nights that can
be allocated for the Reserved time proposals. </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">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/C_n5C6XQ4LfPnlQgEf6HfNc?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</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">.
Each proposal must list the requested Reserved time for all Partner institutions in the table provided in Lens. The observatory will reconcile this listing with the information about the total requested Reserved time from all Partners.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">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.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> University of New South Wales</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> University of Tasmania</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Instrument Availability</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">AAOmega will be unavailable from January 15<sup>th</sup> until February
29<sup>th</sup> to replace the LN2 cans.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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 soon
and will be offered on a shared-risk basis until it reaches full acceptance.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Veloce is undergoing a major upgrade with the installation of the
Veloce Azzurro and Verde arms in 2023. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">See the </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/LIJfC71R2NTzOj30vSBXXyf?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 style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> for details on the new arms and performance.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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/TvDLC81V0PTX78nAluMzo1k?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">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">.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Important information:</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">1. COVID-19 pandemic update</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><i><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></i><a href="https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">NSW Government Health</span></i></a><i><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></i><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/YlTGC91WPRTz5Vo6vSPK1IT?domain=aat.anu.edu.au"><i><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></i></a><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">2. New access model to the AAT time</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;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) 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). Only Shared Time proposals are assessed by ATAC.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">3. Proposal preparation</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">4. Lens proposal submission system</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Proposals should be submitted with the AAT's online application
system </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/C_n5C6XQ4LfPnlQgEf6HfNc?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</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/8pPyC0YKPvikR069KT3b_G4?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">FAQ</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"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Simon O'Toole</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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.
<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><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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, and the additional user support please
contact 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</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">6. Remote Observing</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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/-7XBCgZ0N1iqL5VjrIZifYU?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.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">How to Apply for AAT Reserved Time
</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">All applicants are encouraged to check the </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/OzwACjZ1N7iY71pw2ux7zCo?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">ATAC
Policies and Procedures</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/TvDLC81V0PTX78nAluMzo1k?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">Instrumentation
Status</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/Xka6Ck81N9tkM3mR7T0X2Io?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">Policy
Announcements</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">. In particular, the policies in regard to Shared time have changed.
</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">ATAC Technical Secretary</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Contact Representative of your Institution</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">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 Partner Paid Time, or time traded with other Partner institutions), and also Partner-specific requirements and internal deadlines.
</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Proposal submission details</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;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="xmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt"><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="xmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt"><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="xmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt"><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 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/uxlSClx1Nji1Bqg3yuN8Q8y?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="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Submitting your proposal</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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, and approved by the Partner
institute of the PI and all other Partner institutions involved, submit your application through </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/C_n5C6XQ4LfPnlQgEf6HfNc?domain=lens.datacentral.org.au/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Lens</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.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> Acknowledgements</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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:</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Postal Address:</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Street Address:</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">E-mail:
</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">aat@astronomyaustralia.org.au</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><br>
Web: </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/3s4dCmO5glupmLE7ZIwBEGq?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">https://astronomyaustralia.org.au/blog/portfolio/aat/</span></a><u><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></u></p>
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