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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Hi all, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The time is upon us! Blue Horizons 2026
</span><b><span style="color:#C82613">abstracts are now open</span></b><span style="color:black">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Abstract submission this year will be different. So find a mission lead, build your teams and get ready to design the Australian Space Telescope of the future. Click the buttons below to explore. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/jplGC4QOPEim3W9WPHOf7U41omH?domain=sites.google.com" title="https://sites.google.com/view/blue-horizons-anu/abstracts"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="212" height="40" style="width:2.2083in;height:.4166in" id="x_x_image_0" src="cid:image002.png@01DCD96F.0C6F99F0"></span></a><span style="color:black">
</span><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/PSr4C5QPXJix4KpK8HOhNUkaFno?domain=sites.google.com" title="https://sites.google.com/view/blue-horizons-anu/about"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="127" height="41" style="width:1.3263in;height:.4236in" id="x_x_image_1" src="cid:image003.png@01DCD96F.0C6F99F0"></span></a>
<a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/yMijC6XQ4Lf18909kHmirU5RTvm?domain=sites.google.com" title="https://sites.google.com/view/blue-horizons-anu/home"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="129" height="41" style="width:1.3472in;height:.4236in" id="x_x_image_2" src="cid:image004.png@01DCD96F.0C6F99F0"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Remember, only mission leads need to submit an abstract on behalf of their team. You must have at least a team of 5 to submit an abstract: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
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Mission lead<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;list-style-type:"- "">
Astronomer<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;list-style-type:"- "">
Engineer<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;list-style-type:"- "">
Instrument scientist<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;list-style-type:"- "">
Industry engagement specialist<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Following the conference, all missions will be encouraged to submit an EOI to AAL</span><span style="color:black"> with the
</span><b><span style="color:#C82613">opportunity to be awarded mission funding</span></b><span style="color:black"> in the future.</span><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Stay tuned for conference registration instructions from our Blue Horizons 2026 host, The Australian National University, opening June 1<sup>st</sup>.<br>
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Please share this call with your local astronomy and instrumentation colleagues.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Clear skies, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Sarah <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">Dr. Sarah E. Caddy | Research Fellow</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">Space Domain Awareness | Melbourne Space Laboratory</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">School of Physics | Faculty of Science</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010 Australia</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">T</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">: +61 429
264 152 | <b>E: </b><a href="mailto:sarah.caddy@unimelb.edu.au">sarah.caddy@unimelb.edu.au</a><br>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">If you have any questions about the venue/Canberra/ANU, please contact:<br>
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Dr Israel Vaughn (they/them) </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767171;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics<br>
College of Science and Medicine<br>
The Australian National University<br>
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israel.vaughn@anu.edu.au</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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