Night Log 2025-12-18

SA: Rudi
SO: Austun
Others: Gideon (SO training)

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A relatively good night, given the expected technical issues. Mixed priority blocks observed in relatively good seeing conditions throughout the night.

Science data taken for:
2025-2-MLT-007 P1 RSS (Spectroscopic monitoring of a unique red (?) supergiant in the LMC)
2019-1-COM-001 P1 SCAM (Burst-mirror throughput test )
2025-2-SCI-032 P1 RSS (Low resolution spectra of blue, low-mass galaxies to determine redshifts/velocities)
2025-1-MLT-004 P1 RSS (x2) (Near-UV and visible spectroscopy of the primitive asteroids)
2025-2-SCI-017 P2 RSS ("Understanding the peculiar collision geometry of the Cartwheel system")
2025-2-LSP-003 P3 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2025-2-SCI-018 P3 RSS (Near-infrared (and one optical) spectra of AGN)

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Night Log 2025-12-17

SA: Rudi
SO: Austun
Others: Gideon (SO training), Michael

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A productive night with some bad seeing throughout. We could only observe low priority blocks with the bad seeing.

Science data taken for:
2025-1-COM-001 P1 HRS (HRS HS Commissioning )
2024-2-LSP-001 P1 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2025-2-SCI-019 P3 RSS (x2) (Probing CGM Response to Quasar Variability)
2025-2-SCI-006 P3 HRS (Measuring Lithium abundances in UMa candidate stars)
2025-2-SCI-022 P4 RSS (x5) (Artificial intelligence identification of extragalactic sources)
2025-2-LSP-001 P4 HRS (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)

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Night Log 2025-12-16

SA: Lee
SO: Veronica
Others: Rudi & Guests, Austun, Gideon

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A mostly clear and stable night with decent seeing. Clouds, humidity and poor seeing arrived late in the night, closing us about an hour early.

Science data taken for:
2025-1-MLT-001 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far.)
2025-2-SCI-017 P1 RSS ("Understanding the peculiar collision geometry of the Cartwheel system")
2025-2-SCI-026 P2 RSS (What galaxies cause odd radio circles (ORCs)?)
2024-1-MLT-001 P2 RSS (Study of the outer parts of lenticular galaxies.)
2024-2-MLT-006 P2 HRS (HRS observations of a high mass binary system.)
2025-2-SCI-035 P2 RSS (Study of a sample of high redshift radio sources at z>3)
2025-2-SCI-029 P3 HRS (High resolution spectroscopy of asteroseismic targets)

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Night Log 2025-12-15

SA: Lee
SO: Veronica
Others: Lisa (CCAS tests), Eben (for RSS & SO training ;))

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We had a clear night with good seeing, albeit with a fairly strong wind. Unfortunately we had some technical issues with RSS that prevented us from taking full advantage. We completed 8 blocks between the downtime.

Science data taken for:
2025-2-MLT-011 P1 RSS (Obtaining dynamical information and constraining galaxy cluster merger geometries and timescales)
2025-2-SCI-032 P1 RSS (Low resolution spectra of blue, low-mass galaxies to determine redshifts/velocities)
2024-1-MLT-001 P2 RSS (Study of the outer parts of lenticular galaxies.)
2025-2-MLT-005 P2 RSS (IFU observations of nearby MHONGOOSE galaxies)
2025-2-MLT-010 P2 HRS (SA-China Exoplanet Collaboration PASTA)
2025-2-MLT-008 P2 HRS (Monitoring beta Pic for exocomets.)
2025-2-LSP-003 P3 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2025-2-SCI-029 P3 HRS (High resolution spectroscopy of asteroseismic targets)

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Night Log 2025-12-14

SA: Lee
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Another full night of science. Good to excellent seeing and mostly clear skies allowed us to observe several high-priority blocks.

Science data taken for:
2025-2-MLT-011 P0 RSS (Obtaining dynamical information and constraining galaxy cluster merger geometries and timescales)
2025-2-SCI-032 P1 RSS (x2) (Low resolution spectra of blue, low-mass galaxies to determine redshifts/velocities)
2025-2-SCI-003 P1 HRS (Cosmic dance of massive triple)
2025-2-SCI-020 P2 RSS (x3) (Uncovering the nature of new X-ray objects discovered in the Magellanic system with eROSITA)
2025-2-SCI-017 P2 RSS ("Understanding the peculiar collision geometry of the Cartwheel system")
2025-2-SCI-006 P2 HRS (Measuring Lithium abundances in UMa candidate stars)

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Night Log 2025-12-13

SA: Lee
SO: Veronica
Others:

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A full night of science with clear skies and average seeing. Smooth sailing.

Science data taken for:
2025-2-MLT-011 P0 RSS (Obtaining dynamical information and constraining galaxy cluster merger geometries and timescales)
2025-2-SCI-032 P1 RSS (Low resolution spectra of blue, low-mass galaxies to determine redshifts/velocities)
2025-2-SCI-019 P1 RSS (Probing CGM Response to Quasar Variability)
2025-2-SCI-031 P2 RSS (Redshifts of candidate TeV blazars)
2025-2-MLT-008 P2 HRS (Monitoring beta Pic for exocomets.)
2025-2-SCI-020 P2 RSS (x2) (Uncovering the nature of new X-ray objects discovered in the Magellanic system with eROSITA)
2025-2-SCI-033 P2 HRS (Two transiting TESS triple planet systems composed of super-Earths involved in two-body 3:2 MMRs.)
2025-2-SCI-029 P3 HRS (High resolution spectroscopy of asteroseismic targets)

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Night Log 2025-12-12

SA: Lee
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Night lost to cloud, rain and humidity.

No science data taken.

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