[ASA] ATNF Telescope Proposals for 2025APR

[Hobbs, George (S&A, Marsfield)]

Dear ATNF user,

[Apologies if you receive this more than once]

Proposals for observing time are now invited for the 2025APR semester for the:

  *   ASKAP radio telescope;
  *   Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA);
  *   Murriyang, the CSIRO Parkes Radio Telescope
  *   Tidbinbilla 70-m and 34-m antennas; and
  *   Long Baseline Array (VLBI).

The deadline for all proposals is 06:00 UT (17:00 Sydney local time) on Monday, 16 December 2024.

 All proposals must be submitted using the online proposal application system, OPAL (https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/6GpUCmO5gluR62YvViGfRHR1QrP?domain=opal.atnf.csiro.au).

 Significant changes for the 2025APR semester are detailed here<https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/1mldCnx1jni6x5Ln4IJhWHJrN56?domain=atnf.csiro.au> and include:

  *   ATNF long-term proposals are invited for the 2025APR semester. These are programmes that are expected to span multiple (>3) semesters and can combine observations from more than one of the ATNF facilities.
  *   The Cryogenically Cooled Phased Array Feed (CryoPAF) on Murriyang, the 64-m Parkes radio telescope, will be reinstalled in Q1 2025 and available for shared-risk observations.
  *   We expect to replace CABB with the BIGCAT upgrade by April 2025. Observers should expect that only BIGCAT will be available during the 2025APR semester, although it may still be in the commissioning stage in April.
  *   ATNF proposals are fully anonymised. Proposals that reveal applicant identities will be penalised by a reduction of scores or outright rejection for blatant breaches of anonymity (e.g. self-citations where the first author is listed by name). Please check the Proposal Guidelines<https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/N0GBCoV1kpfK84GkAtViOHpBwGs?domain=atnf.csiro.au> for more info.
  *   We strongly encourage proposers to use this LaTeX template for ATNF scientific justifications<https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/vIqcCp81lrtxyDL5gfGsEHGI4JF?domain=overleaf.com> (with appropriate BibTeX setup to support anonymisation).

Details of these changes and other important information on the current status of ATNF telescopes are provided at https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/1mldCnx1jni6x5Ln4IJhWHJrN56?domain=atnf.csiro.au

For information on how to apply for ATNF telescope time see https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/e7bJCq71mwf7RWr9gHNtxHErSb0?domain=atnf.csiro.au

For enquiries related to the proposal process or telescope availability, contact: george.hobbs at csiro.au<mailto:george.hobbs at csiro.au>

For problems with proposal submissions, contact atnf-opal at csiro.au<mailto:atnf-opal at csiro.au>

A refreshed version of the main ATNF website (https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/G8ALCr81nytD69jxyFNurH4GSHd?domain=atnf.csiro.au<https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/rZBjCvl1rKiy4XgvJUyCgHQ7x0B?domain=atnf.csiro.au>) is scheduled for Wednesday December 4th. This will not affect OPAL or the Observatory webpages. Key pages will keep the same URL, but the look and feel of the website will change. If you are unable to find something on our new webpage after the launch then please let us know using wwwatnf at atnf.csiro.au.<https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/t4VcCwV1vMfRPpQo5iQFzHJ-mCu?domain=atnf.csiro.au>

 George Hobbs

ATNF Head of Science

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