Night Log 2026-09-09

SA: Danièl SO: Austun Others: Sam, Thabelo, Dev (for HRS guider auto-focus test), Encarni ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The night got off to a rocky start after we finished the HRS guider auto-focus test. We managed to complete 9 blocks, including two P0s. Science data taken for: 2026-1-SCI-007 P0 RSS (Observations of Rare and Fast Transients and their Hosts) 2024-2-LSP-001 P0 HRS (Followup of Transients) 2026-1-SCI-008 P1 RSS (Determining mass of 2 Brown Dwarfs orbiting WD stars using Radial Velocities) 2024-2-LSP-001 P1 RSS (x2) (Followup of Transients) 2024-2-LSP-002 P2 RSS (Pan-African AGN survey using SALT/IFS: tracing the properties of AGN and their host galaxies) 2026-1-SCI-018 P3 RSS (Measuring distances to the largest known radio galaxies to understand how black hole jets grow.) 2026-1-SCI-025 P3 RSS (We are probing the large scale outflows in bright quasars through absorption spectroscopy.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Night Log 2026-09-08

SA: Rudi SO: Fred Others: Danièl, Austun, Nico, Nkateko, Lynn-Joy, Hritik ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A full night of observing in relatively good and stable conditions with minimal downtime. Mostly higher priority blocks observed. Science data taken for: 2024-2-LSP-001 P0 HRS (Followup of Transients) 2024-2-COM-002 P1 RSS (This is a commissioning proposal) 2026-1-SCI-003 P1 RSS (The rapid stages of final stellar evolution caught in the act) 2024-2-LSP-001 P2 RSS (x5) (Followup of Transients) 2026-1-SCI-012 P2 RSS (Probing circular polarisation from mCVs) 2026-1-SCI-005 P2 HRS (na) 2025-2-MLT-012 P3 HRS (Search for binary stars which may form planetary nebulae.) 2026-1-SCI-025 P3 RSS (We are probing the large scale outflows in bright quasars through absorption spectroscopy.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Night Log 2026-09-07

SA: Rudi SO: Fred Others: Nkateko, Lynn-Joy, Hritik ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We battled with the clouds once again tonight but managed to get a few blocks observed for the first time in four nights. Science data taken for: 2025-2-MLT-001 P1 RSS (Toward a complete census of void galaxy properties in the Local Volume) 2025-2-MLT-007 P1 RSS (Spectroscopic monitoring of a unique red (?) supergiant in the LMC) 2024-2-LSP-001 P1 RSS (Followup of Transients) 2025-2-MLT-005 P2 RSS (IFU observations of nearby MHONGOOSE galaxies) 2026-1-SCI-014 P3 RSS (What galaxies cause odd radio circles (ORCs)?) 2025-2-MLT-008 P3 HRS (Monitoring beta Pic for exocomets.) 2026-1-MLT-001 P4 HRS (Ovservations of ssrAp stars) ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Night Log 2026-09-06

SA: Rudi SO: Fred Others: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Weather prevented us from opening up tonight. No science data taken. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Night Log 2026-09-05

SA: Rudi SO: Fred Others: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Another night lost to weather. No science data taken. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Night Log 2026-09-04

SA: Rudi SO: Fred Others: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ High winds, clouds and high humidity kept us closed all night. No science data taken. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Night Log 2026-09-03

SA: Rudi SO: Fred Others: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Weather kept us closed all night. No science data taken. ------------------------------------------------------------------------