The Optical Infrared Co-ordination Network for Astronomy (OPTICON) has issued a call for proposals for semester 2012B (August 2012 - January 2013 inclusive). The Liverpool Telescope is allocating 50 hours in total for OPTICON-supported observing in 2012B. The deadline for submissions is 1200 UT on 29 February 2012.

Proposals must be made online using a variant of the NORTHSTAR system, at http://proposal.astro-opticon.org. Registration for an account is necessary but only minimal information is required, and help pages and "read me first" sections exist for first-time users.

Full details of the 2012B call for proposals, including user information on the NORTHSTAR system, can be found at the OPTICON Call 2012B page. An OPTICON FAQ page about the call is here. For any specific queries about the Liverpool Telescope itself and its instruments, please contact Phase 1 support.