From tara.murphy at sydney.edu.au Mon Feb 10 03:02:31 2020 From: tara.murphy at sydney.edu.au (Tara Murphy) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 16:02:31 +0000 Subject: [ASA] =?utf-8?q?Abstract_submission_-_IAU_Symposium_363_=22NS_as?= =?utf-8?q?trophysics_at_the_Crossroads=3A_Magnetars_and_the_Multimessenge?= =?utf-8?q?r_Revolution=22=2C_L=E2=80=99Aquila=2C_Italy?= In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear colleagues, we kindly invite interested people to register for a contributed talk or poster at the IAU Symposium 363 "Neutron Star Astrophysics at the Crossroads: Magnetars and the Multimessenger Revolution" which will be held in L?Aquila, Italy (June 22nd - 26th, 2020). The symposium will focus on the astrophysical implications of gravitational wave and electromagnetic observations of neutron stars. It will discuss the status, perspectives and challenges in the blossoming era of multi-messenger astronomy in order to build a complete physical picture of neutron stars, both isolated and in binary systems. It will explore the many facets of neutron stars, from magnetars to extreme astrophysical phenomena, such as giant flares, gamma-ray bursts and kilonovae. It will include discussions on next generation facilities for multi-messenger astronomy and their associated science cases. The deadline for abstract submission is February 15th 2020. For detailed information please visit the conference webpage https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/hp5DC1WZXriMDr5NBSLtPq-?domain=astromeeting.gssi.it =================================================== IAU Symposium 363: Neutron Star Astrophysics at the Crossroads: Magnetars and the Multimessenger Revolution -- 1st Announcement =================================================== June 22nd - 26th, 2020 Gran Sasso Science Institute, L'Aquila, Italy Coordinating IAU Division: Division D High Energy Phenomena and Fundamental Physics Supporting IAU Commission: Commission D1 Gravitational-wave astrophysics INVITED SPEAKERS (preliminary list) Slavko Bogdanov, Alessandra Corsi, Paolo D?Avanzo, Imma Donnarumma, Irina Dvorkin, Paolo Esposito, Chris Freyer, Ersin Gogus, Alice Harding (TBC), Jeremy Heyl, Kostas Gourgouliatos, Michael Kramer, Paola Leaci, Samaya Nissanke, George Pavlov, Luigi Piro, Sergei Popov, Andrea Possenti, Bangalore Sathyaprakash, Patricia Schmidt, Masaru Shibata, Masaomi Tanaka, Christina Th?ne, Hendrik Van Eerten, Daniele Vigan?, Linqing Wen. Register here: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/k1JpC2xZYvCpJLOzZH19xCd?domain=astromeeting.gssi.it The conference fee is 325,00 ? (275,00 ? for undergraduate and PhD students). It includes coffee breaks and lunches from Monday to Friday, social dinner, on-line proceedings, and childcare. The late registration fee (after April 15th) is 400,00 ?. SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Marica Branchesi (chair), Gian Luca Israel (chair), Roberto Turolla (chair), Eleonora Troja (chair), Matthew Baring, Laura Cadonati, Bala Iyer, Nobuyuki Kawai, Tara Murphy, Rosalba Perna, Nanda Rea, Stephan Rosswog, Samar Safi-Harb, Dmitry Yakovlev, Silvia Zane PROCEEDING EDITORS: Eleonora Troja, Silvia Zane LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Marica Branchesi (chair), Chiara Badia, Valerio Congeduti, Eliana Di Giovanni, Marco Drago, Simone Dall?Osso, Paolo Esposito, Gor Oganesyan, Giulia Pagliaroli, Alessandro Pajewski -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The registration is now open and you may submit your application at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/rxqYC0YZWVFGDVpqNSwPpup?domain=intern.universe-cluster.de The detailed science case and some information about MIAPP are appended below. Note that the attendance is by invitation only and is limited to 60-70 participants. The program committee will review all applications and inform the applicants in Fall 2020. Please forward this email to anyone who might be interested to participate in the meeting. We are looking forward to meeting you in Garching in summer 2021! Best regards, Maria, Dan, Amanda, Saskia, Rolf *********************************************************************************************** *MIAPP Scientific Program 2021* Stellar astrophysics in the era of Gaia, spectroscopic, and asteroseismic surveys https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/1GupCgZowLHAx9DOESoR0Cy?domain=munich-iapp.de *When*: 31.05.2021 - 25.06.2021 *Where*: Excellence Cluster Origins / MIAPP Garching, Germany *Organisers*: Maria Bergemann, Daniel Huber, Saskia Hekker, Amanda Karakas, Rolf Kudritzki *Science case*: This MIAPP program will focus on theoretical and observational challenges in the broad area of Stellar Astrophysics. Over the past decade, the astronomical community has invested enormous efforts to exploit major ground- and space-based facilities. The advent of stellar spectroscopic surveys, such as Gaia-ESO, GALAH, and APOGEE, paved the way for the large-scale analysis of the chemical compositions of millions of stars. Time-domain photometry missions, such as CoRoT, Kepler, and TESS, allowed detailed characterization of the interior structure of stars by asteroseismic techniques. Interferometric observations with VLTI and CHARA provide new information about stellar diameters and the circumstellar environment. With Gaia, stellar luminosities and radii of millions of stars can now be derived. The upcoming facilities and surveys, such as SDSS-V, 4MOST, PLATO, LSST, and JWST will revolutionize the field with unique time-domain information, and an increase in sample size by orders of magnitude. The main challenge is to combine the large amount of high-quality observations into a general coherent picture of the fundamental parameters of stars and to position them within the context of theoretical stellar structure and stellar evolution. The MIAPP program will assess the state-of-the-art in the field and develop concepts for new strategies and models to move towards the percent-level precision and accuracy in diagnostics of stellar structure. The program will bring together specialists in stellar astrophysics, theorists as well as observers, who work on related and complementary aspects of stellar physics. In particular, we will focus on the following questions: ? What are the key unknowns in our understanding of stellar structure and evolution? ? How do we combine the information from various types of surveys (asteroseismic, spectroscopic, interferometric, astrometric) to learn about stellar physics? ? How accurately and precisely can we determine fundamental stellar parameters? ? Can we reduce our dependence on calibrations to observations, to make stellar models more predictive? ? What new theoretical approaches could be used in conjunction with the data to advance stellar modelling? ? What are the key discrete observational tests of theory? This program will open numerous new opportunities for synergies and collaboration, from the knowledge transfer on radiative transfer and hydrodynamics (stellar atmospheres, stellar evolution models), to developing new methods of pattern recognition in observations (spectroscopy, asteroseismology), identifying the ways to implement complex physical processes, such as multi-scale dynamics, into the models, and relating these developments to other astrophysical disciplines, where stellar parameters and stellar models are used. *General information about MIAPP:* https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/c3z_CjZrzqHnM8VKoC5dm3q?domain=munich-iapp.de The workshop will be funded and supported by the Munich Institute for Astro- and Particle Physics. MIAPP is an institution operated by the two Munich universities with funds from the German Science Foundation. MIAAP is an Aspen-like institution and hosts a series of six four-week workshops every year on topics in astrophysics, cosmology, nuclear- and particle physics. A typical MIAPP workshop program consists of one or two seminars per day and much time for informal discussions and actual work. Participants work together in one building (on the Garching research campus close to ESO and the two Max-Planck-Institutes) where they all have offices and desks. They receive 80 Euros per day per diem and are expected to attend at least for two weeks. Participants who are accompanied by their family with minor children can receive additional support of 40 Euros per day. If you wish to bring along a post-doc or student, please let us know, MIAPP can cover the per diem for them too. For PhD students who wish to attend, they can apply for one of five MIAPP fellowships, which pays 500 Euros in addition to the per diem. 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The goal of this year?s Bolton Symposium is to build and strengthen connections between CASS astronomers (particularly ECR) and the wider Australian astronomical community. As such, we want to focus on the sharing of the existing expertise throughout the community with our promising ECRs! *What will happen at the Symposium?* The morning will be devoted to short research summary talks (remote attendance available). For the senior researchers, this means short (1-2 min) summaries of their research expertise and experience. For the ECRs, this means presenting a summary of their research and/or a current challenge that they are facing in a short (3-5 min) talk. The afternoon session will then feature an active workshop where teams are created to share knowledge and work on overcoming some of the current challenges submitted by the ECRs. The day will then culminate with an afternoon happy hour allowing everyone to further connect, network, and socialise. *Who should attend?* Anyone interested! ECRs (HDR students and postdocs) are strongly encouraged to submit a current research challenge to workshop in the afternoon session. The expectation is that everyone in attendance will present a short talk either on their expertise (for senior researchers) or on a challenge (for ECRs) and the titles will be submitted as part of the registration. *Important Dates* *Registration submission deadline:* Friday 21 February 2020 *Conference program released:* Friday 28 February 2020 *Conference dates:* Tuesday 10 March 2020 (full day, exact times TBA) For more information and to register, please see the symposium website: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/NWBoCOMxNytp9x2ANUvSlcZ?domain=atnf.csiro.au Questions? Please email Katie Jameson (katie.jameson at csiro.au) Looking forward to seeing you in March! 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New members will take their positions in early April. Details about EPOC and committee responsibilities and structure may be found at: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/vP6PCWLJY7i5gJvqjs6n_AZ?domain=asaepoc.org Please consider nominating and serving on the EPOC Steering Committee. Self-nominations are fine. If you wish to nominate another EPOC member please ensure you have the nominee?s permission. To nominate please send an email to asaepoc at gmail.com with your name, affiliation, together with a one or two paragraph outline of your interest in the position (this will be included in an election form if needed). Please contact me if you require any further information. if you are an ASA member but not yet an EPOC member you may join EPOC at any time. Please update your chapter memberships via the ASA Member page and also send an email to asaepoc at gmail.com with name, affiliation and status (student, ECR, etc) notifying the chapter. *Nominations are due by 23.59 AEST Friday 13 March 2020.* Regards, Michael Fitzgerald -- Michael Fitzgerald Senior ARC DECRA Research Fellow , Edith Cowan University Secretary, IAU Commission C1 / ASA EPOC Steering Committee Chair Chief Investigator, Our Solar Siblings (www.oursolarsiblings.com) Organizer, Remote Telescopes, Student Research and Education Conference ( rtsre.net) Mobile: 0431 480007 Email: mfitzasp at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From richard.de-grijs at mq.edu.au Fri Feb 14 13:44:47 2020 From: richard.de-grijs at mq.edu.au (Richard de Grijs) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 02:44:47 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Communicating Astronomy with the Public 2020: 21-25 September 2020, Macquarie University, Sydney In-Reply-To: <9663cfdc-be33-a5db-dea5-699f21469699@mq.edu.au> References: <9663cfdc-be33-a5db-dea5-699f21469699@mq.edu.au> Message-ID: <2371e4cf-ae02-17c0-8b42-2d1a5af6fba3@mq.edu.au> == Communicating Astronomy with the Public 2020 == On 21?25 September 2020, Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, will host the world?s largest conference on astronomy communication: Communicating Astronomy with the Public 2020 (CAP 2020). #IAUCAP2020 Professionals from science communication, informal education, planetaria and science centres, as well as professional and amateur astronomers, journalists and creative personalities, are invited to attend the conference to exchange ideas and best practices. Under the central theme of ?Communicating Astronomy for a better world: environment, culture and peace?, the Scientific Organising Committee (SOC) is inviting proposals for oral presentations, posters, and workshops to be submitted online by 15 March 2020. Registrsation is now LIVE at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/mrrJCD1jy9t5K4G2wUW12wI?domain=events.mq.edu.au - early-bird deadline: 31 May 2020 (A$ 500 incl.GST) - final registration deadline: 4 September 2020 (A$550 incl. GST) Registration includes conference access, lunches and an invitation to the conference dinner at Curzon Hall (guests pay separately for the conference dinner). The topics that will be discussed at the conference are: - Current Challenges in Astronomy Communication; - Best Practices in Public Outreach; - Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Empathy in Communicating Astronomy; - The Media?s Role in Astronomy Communication; - Using Multimedia, Social Media, Immersive Environments and other Technologies for Public Engagement with Astronomy; - Astronomy and Climate Change; - Astronomy Communication to Promote Peace; - The Role of Astronomy in Bridging Cultures; - Communicating Astronomy in the Asia?Pacific Region. Participants will have the opportunity to add their own topics for discussion during the event?s ?unconference? slots. Networking activities will encourage learning from peers, identifying potential partners, and strengthening the links between Asia?Pacific and international science communicators. In addition, the SOC is planning two special sessions: - Legacy of the IAU100 Celebrations - Communicating Astronomy: The IAU Strategic Plan 2020-2030 The International Astronomical Union will offer a small number of grants or fee waivers to selected participants from around the world. Abstract submission: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/0ANzCE8kz9t3JEXrOCwAa5M?domain=communicatingastronomy.org (deadline 15 March) Travel grant submission: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/A8q-CGvmB5i1pvXxEtpEpkV?domain=communicatingastronomy.org (deadline 15 March) Contacts: - SOC: cap2020 at oao.iau.org - LOC: richard.de-grijs at mq.edu.au From lucyna.chudczer at astronomyaustralia.org.au Fri Feb 14 14:36:49 2020 From: lucyna.chudczer at astronomyaustralia.org.au (Lucyna Chudczer) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 14:36:49 +1100 Subject: [ASA] 2020B Anglo-Australian Telescope Call for Proposals Message-ID: <004b01d5e2e7$fe342290$fa9c67b0$@astronomyaustralia.org.au> 2020B Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) Call for Proposals The main proposal deadline for the AAT in Semester 2020B (August 2020 - February 2021) is: 16 March 2020, at 17:00 Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC + 11 hrs) Proposals to the Australian Time Allocation Committee (ATAC) must follow the ATAC Policies and Procedures and be submitted before the deadline using the Lens proposal form (https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/W_gcCmOxDQtjKOrxqsOy5bU?domain=aao.gov.au ). Applying for AAT Telescope Time through ATAC Important information: AAT is operated by a consortium of Australian universities Since 1 July 2018, AAT operations have been managed and funded through a consortium of Australian universities, led by the Australian National University (ANU). Operating procedures for AAT observations following the transition have changed little, with the exceptions that successful applicants are expected to cover their own travel and accommodation costs to the observatory and will have more limited expert assistance on site. Important information: Open Time and Paid Time on the AAT Australian proposals may seek either Open Time or Paid Time on the AAT. A proposal is Australian if at least half of the proposers and the lead proposer are based at Australian institutions. Open Time is only available to Australian proposals. There is no charge to Australian astronomers for the use of Open Time. Paid Time is available to both Australian and non-Australian proposals. Non-Australian proposals can only access Paid Time, not Open Time. Inquiries regarding the terms and conditions for AAT Paid Time can be made to Astronomy Australia Limited (info - at - astronomyaustralia.org.au ). ATAC will rank all Open Time proposals by scientific merit, and time will be allocated on this basis (subject to practical constraints) until the available Open Time is fully allocated. More details are available in the ATAC Policies and Procedures document . Please note that this document was updated in February 2020. Important information: proposal preparation - Time available for new proposals: accounting for existing Large Programs, Director's time and instrument commissioning, there are expected to be 86 nights available for new proposals in Semester 20B (19 dark, 32 grey, 35 bright). - 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 arrive sufficiently in advance of their run to gain such training as is needed for their run. - The current Large AAT Program, the DEVILS survey, has been allocated 18 dark or grey nights at certain RAs. New programs with targets outside of these RAs are more likely to be scheduled. The RA information for Large AAT Programs is available at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/ICb6Cp8AJQtnNYB2ZUJTdBT?domain=aat.anu.edu.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. Important information: anonymous-double blind review trial The AAT Consortium places a high value on equity and integrity and is trialling an implementation of the dual-anonymous proposal review process for regular proposals in 2020B. 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 Anonymous-Double Blind Review Annotated Bibliography ). 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. The names and affiliations will not be included in the proposals generated for the ATAC reviews. Anonymity Guidelines for Proposers. These guidelines will help conceal the identities of the proposers and ensure a fairer proposal evaluation process. 1. 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). 2. 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..." 3. 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. 4. Do not include acknowledgements, or the source of any grant funding. Examples of re-worked text can be found on the The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) website . A strict compliance with these guidelines is required. Feedback on these changes are welcome and should be sent to the ATAC Technical Secretary (aat - at - astronomyaustralia.org.au ). Important information: instrument availability and upgrades . Available AAT instruments include: 2dF+AAOmega, 2dF+HERMES and KOALA. Additionally, Veloce will be offered on a shared-risk basis. We anticipate that Veloce will be provisionally accepted by the Observatory before semester 2020B starts, at which point the Observatory will review the shared-risk status. . Target of Opportunity mode is available with 2dF+AAOmega, 2dF+HERMES and KOALA. The Target of Opportunity policy is available at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/W05TCwVLQmiGzBWjncRHzM_?domain=aat.anu.edu.au . Additional instrumentation status information is available at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/oeCcCyoNVrcrzxR13tnMcCi?domain=aat.anu.edu.au Lens proposal submission system All proposals should be submitted with the AAT's online application system Lens , which will open on the day this call is made. This system is a user account based system, which allows for improved security and better tracking of past and current proposals. There is a FAQ available for Lens online, or available via the FAQ tab in Lens itself. All new users must register (https://www.aao.gov.au/lens/register ) with the system. Note that users cannot be added to proposals if they are not registered in Lens. Please ensure that all investigators on a proposal have registered well before the deadline! For any queries or comments, please email: lens - at - aao.gov.au Remote observing Remote observing stations are available at ANU, ICRAR, Swinburne, UNSW, USQ and Australian Astronomical Optics (North Ryde). The Observatory is open to help establish new remote observing stations. If you have not used the instrument that you are scheduled for in the last two years (either remotely or from site), then we require you to do the observations from site. How to Apply for AAT Time Instrument status and policies All ATAC applicants should check the latest version of ATAC Policies and Procedures , the latest Instrumentation Status for the AAT and recent Policy Announcements . Those seeking long term status should refer to the Long-term Programs page. For further clarification on any issue, please contact the ATAC Technical Secretary (aat - at - astronomyaustralia.org.au ). If at least half the proposers and the lead proposer are from European countries, they may apply for AAT time through the OPTICON program. Proposal content 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). Important: Proposers should demonstrate that their team has the skills and experience with the required observing modes to effectively conduct the proposed observations. Please include this information under a separate heading "Team Expertise and Background". Note the ATAC will conduct their pre-grading without access to this section. Once the ranked list is set, the ATAC will be given access to the "Team Expertise and Background" 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. 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. If your proposal seeks time on two instruments, outline carefully the relative requirements of the different instrument set-ups, including the split in observing time between the instruments. If the observations are essential to the completion of a student's PhD thesis, then a full explanation must be given in the science case. No special consideration is given to proposals involving PhD students, except when attempting to schedule proposals near the scientific ranking cut-off, when some priority may be given. 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. Any backup project must use the same instrument as the main project. 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. Proposal submission details 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. 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. Submitting your proposal When your proposal details are ready, submit your application to ATAC through Lens, 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. Acknowledgements The AAT Consortium requests all publications based upon data obtained through the AAT include the following acknowledgement: 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. New Opportunity: Guaranteed time on GSAOI/Gemini South in 2020B The NGS2 is a new, more sensitive Tip-Tilt Wavefront Sensor for the Gemini Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics systems (GeMS) that was constructed at ANU for the Gemini-South 8m telescope. NGS2 allows the use of guide stars up to at least one magnitude fainter than the current system, significantly extending the number of astronomical objects that can be studied at high angular resolution with GeMS. The NGS2 system also reduces target acquisition overheads increasing the efficiency of science programs. The system was successfully commissioned in October 2019. Part of the agreement with Gemini for the NGS2 project is that there are to be 7 nights of guaranteed time with GSAOI+NGS2 available for the Australian community to use. This time will be allocated by ATAC in 2020B and 2021A. The Call for Gemini Proposal for observations with this system will be released in early March 2020. AAO-CTIO time-swap arrangement The AAO and NOAO/CTIO have a time-swap arrangement to allow our respective communities to maximise their scientific opportunities through access to a broader range of facilities. This semester, there will be 5 nights of CTIO (Blanco) time available to the Australian community. The 2020B Call for Proposals for Australian community on Blanco Telescope will be issued on the 20 February 2020. Further details about the available nights and instruments can be found from the last NOAO's 2020A Call for Proposals . The new CTIO Call for Proposals is due for release 01-March-2020 with the updated information. Generally, a uniform distribution of lunations will be available to the Australian community. Note too that DECam can produce useful imaging in the reddest filters (izY) on all but the very brightest nights. All scheduled observations will be carried out in classical mode, with observers required to travel to the telescope at their own expense. How to Apply Those who wish to apply for Blanco time should do so using the Lens proposal system (https://www.aao.gov.au/lens/home ), selecting "CTIO 4m" from the telescopes menu on the first page of the proposal form. The standard proposal page limits and recommendations regarding technical justifications should be followed. The proposals will be assessed by ATAC, and graded proposals provided to CTIO for scheduling. Contacting the ATAC Secretariat Postal Address: PO Box 2100 Hawthorn VIC 3122 E-mail: aat - at - astronomyaustralia.org.au Web: www.astronomyaustralia.org.au/aat.html Dr Lucyna Kedziora-Chudczer Program Manager Astronomy Australia Ltd (Sydney Office) E: lucyna.chudczer at astronomyaustralia.org.au W: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/24MsCNLwM9i0r4GWpUwwWbN?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au AAL is committed to equity and diversity and endeavours to create an environment in which every individual is treated with dignity and respect. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 1037 bytes Desc: not available URL: