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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">2025B Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) Call for Proposals</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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<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 process is outlined below. Please read these instructions carefully. For further information, please read
the </span></i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/CMYtCwV1vMfRBx2DWcVf7cJYH65?domain=aat.anu.edu.au" target="_blank" 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;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">proposal
web page</span></i></a></span><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><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><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;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU;text-decoration:none">AATscheduler@mso.anu.edu.au</span></i></a></span><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="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 proposal deadline for <b>AAT Time</b> in Semester 2025B (1 August 2025 – 31 January 2026) is:<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">26 April 2025, 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)
<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">Starting from semester 2025B, ~25% of observing time will be open and allocated on merit to all Australian-based researchers through the Time Allocation
Committee process managed by AAL.<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="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><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">There will be approximately 32 Grey/Dark nights combined and 6 Bright
nights available in 2025B. <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 are submitted to the AAT's online application system </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/_oARCxngwOfQYvz23cvhZcylKlV?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;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Lens</span></a></span><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>
<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="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><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: Hector, KOALA and Veloce. 2dF
will also be available from October onwards on a shared-risk basis.<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">Hector and Veloce will continue to be offered on a shared-risk basis
until they are fully accepted by the Observatory.<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><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/tC2PCyojxQTyxoplRhQiJcxzXsN?domain=aat.anu.edu.au" 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;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">AAT
instrumentation website</span></a></span><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>
<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="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><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. New access model to the AAT 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>
<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">From semester 2025B, ~25% of observing time will be open and allocated
on merit to all Australian-based researchers through the Time Allocation Committee process managed by AAL.<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.<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. Proposal preparation</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>
<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 Observatory staff sufficiently in advance of their run to gain such training.<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.<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. Lens proposal submission system</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>
<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><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/_oARCxngwOfQYvz23cvhZcylKlV?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;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Lens</span></a></span><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. 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><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">Lens system has recently been transitioned into Data Central. We
are in the process of implementing a new version of Lens, which has a different look but unchanged functionality.
<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">Any Lens related problems/bugs should be reported at
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/iJJGCzvkyVCm5q70AIKslc965LA?domain=aaomq.atlassian.net"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">LENS/AAT Service
Desk</span></a></span><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>
<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">Other queries such as account issues should be submitted to the
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/407LCANpgjC1kO8vzuQtzcGGi_s?domain=aaomq.atlassian.net"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Data Central
Service Desk</span></a></span><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>
<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 additional queries, comments, and the user support please
contact the </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><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;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">ATAC
Technical Secretary</span></a></span><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>
<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. Remote Observing</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>
<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 several 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>
<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><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/PyYpCBNqjlClYKygOh1u1c2iRDc?domain=aat.anu.edu.au" target="_blank" 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;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">remote
observing webpage</span></a></span><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>
<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 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>
<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><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/C9F4CD1vlpTO4AyRksRCYcjjZDp?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au" target="_blank" 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;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">ATAC
Policies and Procedures</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">, latest </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/tC2PCyojxQTyxoplRhQiJcxzXsN?domain=aat.anu.edu.au" target="_blank" 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;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Instrumentation
Status</span></a></span><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><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/O_o6CE8wmrt6ExYQNIxF7c7EBBT?domain=aat.anu.edu.au" target="_blank" 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;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Policy
Announcements</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">. In particular, the policies about AAT time changed in 2025, please ensure you review the current information.<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><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><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;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">ATAC
Technical Secretary</span></a></span><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>
<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="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;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">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. 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><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>
<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">Numerical referencing should be used (e.g. as shown by [1], instead
of as shown by Smith et al. (2017)). <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">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>
<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">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><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/z5q4CGv0oyCLv46VQfrHpcB57r4?domain=aat.anu.edu.au" target="_blank" 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;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Guidelines
for AAT Observers.</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">
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<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="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><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><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/_oARCxngwOfQYvz23cvhZcylKlV?domain=lens.datacentral.org.au" target="_blank" title="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/NkcpC1WLPxcpRg4JlcMMcwh?domain=aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Lens</span></a></span><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>
<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="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><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:<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"> <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><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="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">E-mail: </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><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;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">aat@astronomyaustralia.org.au</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><br>
Web: </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/aVoDCK1DvKTrVW6jGukSVc5Z3iZ?domain=aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com" target="_blank" title="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/NzrXC2xMQzikjrY5ghqeDcL?domain=aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">https://astronomyaustralia.org.au/blog/portfolio/aat/</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">
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