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{\bbf VAINU BAPPU TELESCOPE}\\ 
{\bf  VBO, KAVALUR}\\
{\bf Proposal for Observations}\\
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A. Summary \hfill\\
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1. \={\bf Title of the proposal :} \\
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\>{ Date submitted: } ~ ~ ~{Quarter: } \\ \rule{17cm}{0.2mm}\\
2. \={\bf Principal investigator(s): } \\
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3. \={\bf Focus: } ~ ~ ~ ~  \={\bf Instrument: } \\
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4. \={\bf Abstract:} \\
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5. \={\bf Scheduling request: }\\
   \> Dark night is essential:   \\ 
   \>Grey night is all right : \\
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   \> Time-critical observations:\\
   \> Other: \\
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6. \={\bf Contact address: } \\
   \>  ~ \={\small Telephone:  }\\
   \>  ~ \={\small Fax: } \\
   \>  ~ \={\small e-mail: }  \\
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7. \={\bf No. of nights requested:  }~~ ~ ~ \={\bf Preferred dates:  }\\
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8. \={\bf For official use only:}\\
   \>{\bf Dates allotted} ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ \={\bf No. of nights}\\
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9. \= {\bf List of proposers$^*$ (Names and affiliations): } \\
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10. \= {\bf Justification for needing 2.3\,m telescope: }\\
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11. \= {\bf Justification for scheduling request (Item 5): }\\
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12. \= {\bf Brief description of observations: } \\
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13. \= {\bf Plans for data reduction and analysis: } \\
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14.\= {\bf Instrument Required:} \\
\> OMR Spectrograph \\
\> Echelle Spectrograph\\
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B. Details\hfill Page 3\\
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1. \= {\bf Proposal: } \\
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2. \= {\bf Scientific justification: }\\
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3. \= {\bf List of objects:} \\
   
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4. \= {\bf List of publications based on previous observations from VBT:}\\
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{\bf{References:}}\\
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