Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Night Log 2024-03-18

SA: Antoine
SO: Thea
Others: Richard, Moses

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We mostly observed higher priority blocks due to good seeing conditions (4 P0s).

Science data taken for:
2023-2-SCI-026 P0 None (x3) (Study of star formation quenching in post-starburst galaxies)
2021-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2023-2-COM-001 P1 HRS (x2) (HS pipeline observations @dlhwp)
2020-1-MLT-008 P2 RSS (x3) (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2023-1-MLT-007 P2 RSS (x2) (SALT+Gaia survey of helium-rich hot subdwarfs)
2019-1-MLT-008 P2 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)

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Monday, March 18, 2024

Night Log 2024-03-17

SA: Antoine
SO: Thea
Others:

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With bad seeing we observed mostly low priority blocks.

Science data taken for:
2023-2-SCI-026 P0 None (Study of star formation quenching in post-starburst galaxies)
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2023-2-SCI-018 P2 HRS (Age-dating UMa and determining new moving group members)
2020-1-MLT-008 P2 RSS (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2023-1-MLT-007 P2 RSS (SALT+Gaia survey of helium-rich hot subdwarfs)
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (x3) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (x3) (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)
2023-2-SCI-006 P4 HRS (x5) (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)

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Sunday, March 17, 2024

Night Log 2024-03-16

SA: Antoine
SO: Thea
Others: Moses

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A beautiful, clear night tonight with high humidity. Closed early, to humidity.

Science data taken for:
2021-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2023-2-SCI-026 P0 None (Study of star formation quenching in post-starburst galaxies)
2023-1-MLT-002 P0 RSS (Physics of Changing Look AGN)
2023-2-COM-001 P1 HRS (x3) (HS pipeline observations @dlhwp)
2020-1-MLT-008 P2 RSS (x3) (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2023-2-SCI-029 P2 RSS (Edge-on Disks: Dust Distributions and Candidate Selection for Disk Heating Program)
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)

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Saturday, March 16, 2024

Night Log 2024-03-15

SA: Antoine
SO: Thea
Others: Petri, Minna and Friends

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We had a smooth night, taking mostly mid priority observations with good seeing. We also did one P0 block.

Science data taken for:
2021-2-LSP-001 P0 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2023-2-COM-001 P1 HRS (x2) (HS pipeline observations @dlhwp)
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2023-1-MLT-007 P2 RSS (x2) (SALT+Gaia survey of helium-rich hot subdwarfs)
2023-2-SCI-029 P2 RSS (Edge-on Disks: Dust Distributions and Candidate Selection for Disk Heating Program)
2023-2-SCI-005 P2 HRS (Discovering new metal-poor stars)
2020-1-MLT-008 P2 RSS (x2) (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2023-2-SCI-022 P2 RSS (x2) (Probing magnetic field strength of cataclysmic variables stars )
2023-2-SCI-019 P2 HRS (Monitor the spectral lines of these Be binaries.)
2019-1-MLT-008 P3 HRS (x2) (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)

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Friday, March 15, 2024

Night Log 2024-03-14

SA: Antoine
SO: Thea
Others: Petri, Minna, Janus, Malcolm, Saybasachi

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Mostly clear night with good seeing in the second half of the night. We managed to complete several high-priority blocks.

Science data taken for:
2023-2-DDT-004 P0 HRS (HRS monitoring of a Be star in a high-mass binary)
2021-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2023-1-MLT-007 P1 RSS (x2) (SALT+Gaia survey of helium-rich hot subdwarfs)
2023-2-ORP-002 P1 HRS (Tracing the donor star in the prototypical LMXB, Sco X-1)
2023-2-COM-001 P1 HRS (x2) (HS pipeline observations @dlhwp)
2023-2-SCI-022 P2 RSS (Probing magnetic field strength of cataclysmic variables stars )
2023-2-MLT-003 P2 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2023-2-SCI-029 P2 RSS (Edge-on Disks: Dust Distributions and Candidate Selection for Disk Heating Program)
2023-2-MLT-004 P2 RSS (x2) (Searching for New quasar Pairs )
2023-2-SCI-017 P2 RSS (Testing dust grain alignment relationship with the mineralogy in AGB star enevlopes.)
2019-1-MLT-008 P2 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

Night Log 2024-03-13

SA: Antoine
SO: Thea
Others: Saybasachi via zoom, Richard and Rudi

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Only 4 blocks were observed before humidity forced us to close.

Science data taken for:
2020-1-MLT-008 P2 RSS (x2) (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)
2023-1-MLT-007 P3 RSS (SALT+Gaia survey of helium-rich hot subdwarfs)

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Night Log 2024-03-12

SA: Alexei
SO: Fred
Others:

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=> Night with clouds and rain. Only three hours of observations when we observed only four blocks

Science data taken for:
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (x2) (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)
2020-1-MLT-008 P3 RSS (x2) (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)

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