Friday, June 30, 2017

Night Log 2017-06-29

SA: Brent
SO: Veronica
Others:

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A nice long night with very few problems and modest seeing. Data taken for:

2016-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (x2) (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2016-2-LSP-001 P0 HRS (x2) (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2017-1-SCI-005 P0 RSS (Classification of possible supernovae)
2017-1-MLT-002 P2 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far.)
2017-1-SCI-058 P2 HRS (Studying the composition of Binary stars to estimate their ages)
2017-1-MLT-010 P3 HRS (x6) (Searching for evolved binary stars with long orbital periods)
2015-2-MLT-006 P3 RSS (x2) (Characterising Strong Gravitational Lensing systems)
2017-1-SCI-052 P3 HRS (Measuring the orbits of double white dwarfs.)
2017-1-SCI-044 P4 RSS (Looking at chromospheric emission in stars which host exoplanets)
2017-1-SCI-024 P4 RSS (Classification of rapidly varying stars)
2017-1-SCI-004 P4 HRS (Analyzing chemically peculiar subdwarfs and searching for the heavy-metal stars. )
2017-1-SCI-041 P4 HRS (HRS spectra to characterize stars that are periodically eclipsed by very low mass stars)

Thursday, June 29, 2017

Night Log 2017-06-28

SA: Brent
SO: Veronica
Others: Eben and SKA visitors

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High humidity all day and all night. No observations tonight.

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Night Log 2017-06-27

SA: �ric
SO: Thea
Others: Techops and various visitors, Brent for handover

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All night lost to weather. We tried one observation but the cloud coverage was too bad.

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Night Log 2017-06-26

SA: �ric
SO: Thea
Others:

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Weather prevented us form observing, except during a very short period of time in the middle of the night.
2017-1-MLT-012 P4 HRS (Detailled study of CEMP stars identified in the RAVE survey)

Monday, June 26, 2017

Night Log 2017-06-25

SA: �ric
SO: Thea
Others:

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A very productive night, with excellent weather conditions.
We have obtained data for:

2017-1-SCI-005 P0 RSS (Classification of possible supernovae)
2017-1-SCI-038 P1 HRS (HRS observations of symbiotic stars)
2017-1-SCI-011 P1 RSS (Galaxies responsible for ultrastrong MgII absorption.)
2017-1-SCI-040 P2 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
2017-1-MLT-010 P2 HRS (x2) (Searching for evolved binary stars with long orbital periods)
2017-1-MLT-001 P2 HRS (Study of long-period eclipsing binaries)
2017-1-SCI-055 P2 RSS (x2) (Identifying galaxies in massive clusters in the early Universe)
2017-1-SCI-034 P2 RSS (Measuring Galaxy Kinematics For Construction of the Velocity Function)
2017-1-SCI-050 P2 RSS (x2) (Identifying and studying galaxy winds, outflows and ionized gas that is outside of galaxy disks.)
2017-1-SCI-056 P3 RSS (Unveiling powerful hidden black holes: spectroscopy of WISE-selected obscured quasars)
2017-1-SCI-016 P3 RSS (Lyman alpha halos around newly found z>3 QSOs)
2017-1-MLT-012 P4 HRS (Detailled study of CEMP stars identified in the RAVE survey)
2017-1-SCI-024 P4 RSS (Classification of rapidly varying stars)

Sunday, June 25, 2017

Night Log 2017-06-24

SA: �ric
SO: Thea
Others:

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A productive night with long observations done during a good night with good weather and good observing conditions.
We obtained data for:
2017-1-SCI-031 P1 SCAM (Deep Halpha imaging of old Nova Shells)
2017-1-SCI-063 P2 SCAM (Studying the long-term behavior of classical novae after their eruptions)
2016-2-LSP-001 P2 RSS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2017-1-SCI-055 P2 RSS (x2) (Identifying galaxies in massive clusters in the early Universe)
2017-1-SCI-034 P2 RSS (Measuring Galaxy Kinematics For Construction of the Velocity Function)
2017-1-SCI-056 P3 RSS (x2) (Unveiling powerful hidden black holes: spectroscopy of WISE-selected obscured quasars)
2017-1-MLT-006 P4 RSS (Monitoring the X-ray bright sgB[e] stars in Magellanic Clouds cc. @astro_Liz)

Saturday, June 24, 2017

Night Log 2017-06-23

SA: �ric
SO: Thea
Others:

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A productive night, with good conditions and stable weather.
We have obtained data for :
2016-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (x2) (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2017-1-SCI-005 P0 RSS (Classification of possible supernovae)
2017-1-SCI-038 P1 HRS (HRS observations of symbiotic stars)
2017-1-SCI-061 P1 RSS (Confirmation and redshift determination of galaxy clusters.)
2017-1-SCI-034 P2 RSS (Measuring Galaxy Kinematics For Construction of the Velocity Function)
2017-1-SCI-053 P2 RSS (Study of unclassified extragalactic NuSTAR serendipitous sources)
2017-1-SCI-055 P2 RSS (Identifying galaxies in massive clusters in the early Universe)
2017-1-SCI-011 P2 RSS (Galaxies responsible for ultrastrong MgII absorption.)
2017-1-MLT-013 P2 HRS (Asteroseismology of close binary stars with mass transfer.)
2017-1-SCI-054 P2 RSS (x2) (A kinematic study of extraplanar gas in spiral galaxies with a range of SFRs)
2017-1-SCI-056 P3 RSS (Unveiling powerful hidden black holes: spectroscopy of WISE-selected obscured quasars)

Friday, June 23, 2017

Night Log 2017-06-22

SA: �ric
SO: Thea
Others:

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No observations, all night lost to weather.

Thursday, June 22, 2017

Night Log 2017-06-21

SA: �ric
SO: Thea
Others:

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A mixed night. Weather (wind) had us closed for a significant part of the night, but we managed to obtain data for 6 different programs, ranging from distant Galaxies to old stars

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Night Log 2017-06-20

SA: Rudi
SO: Fred
Others: Eric (for Handover)

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A busy night that was interrupted by high humidity a few times before we had to close up early.

Data taken for:

2017-1-MLT-002 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far.)
2017-1-SCI-005 P0 RSS (Classification of possible supernovae)
2017-1-SCI-031 P1 SCAM (Deep Halpha imaging of old Nova Shells)
2017-1-MLT-001 P2 HRS (Study of long-period eclipsing binaries)
2017-1-SCI-016 P3 RSS (Lyman alpha halos around newly found z>3 QSOs)
2017-1-SCI-044 P4 RSS (Looking at chromospheric emission in stars which host exoplanets)

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Night Log 2017-06-19

SA: Rudi
SO: Fred
Others:

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Clouds, winds and rain kept us closed for the entire night. No data taken.

Monday, June 19, 2017

Night Log 2017-06-18

SA: Rudi
SO: Fred
Others:

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A rather variable night, with clouds at the start and not so good seeing for the latter parts.

Data taken for:

2017-1-MLT-002 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far.)
2016-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2017-1-MLT-013 P2 HRS (Asteroseismology of close binary stars with mass transfer.)
2017-1-SCI-066 P2 HRS (Measuring the strengths of temperature-sensitive TiO and atomic Ti lines in cool dwarfs)
2017-1-MLT-003 P3 RSS (Intermediate mass black holes in star-forming galaxies)
2017-1-SCI-011 P3 RSS (Galaxies responsible for ultrastrong MgII absorption.)
2017-1-SCI-041 P4 HRS (HRS spectra to characterize stars that are periodically eclipsed by very low mass stars)
2017-1-MLT-012 P4 HRS (Detailed study of CEMP stars identified in the RAVE survey)
2016-2-MLT-005 P4 HRS (Investigating the chemical composition of bright star beta Pic and its nearby circumstellar material)
2017-1-SCI-010 P4 HRS (x2) (Spectroscopic investigation of selected southern lambda Boo - type stars)
2017-1-SCI-004 P4 HRS (Analyzing chemically peculiar subdwarfs and searching for the heavy-metal stars. )

Sunday, June 18, 2017

Night Log 2017-06-17

SA: Rudi
SO: Fred
Others: Stephanie

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Not a good night, the weather had us closed for a large fraction of the night and when we did open we had some technical issues.

Data taken for:

2017-1-MLT-011 P2 HRS (Studying the spectra of a new type of X-ray binaries)
2017-1-MLT-010 P2 HRS (x2) (Searching for evolved binary stars with long orbital periods)
2017-1-SCI-034 P3 RSS (Measuring Galaxy Kinematics For Construction of the Velocity Function)
2017-1-MLT-005 P4 HRS (Spectroscopic investigations of Cepheids and stars belonging to open clusters and associations)
2017-1-SCI-041 P4 HRS (HRS spectra to characterize stars that are periodically eclipsed by very low mass stars)

Saturday, June 17, 2017

Night Log 2017-06-16

SA: Rudi
SO: Fred
Others: Stephanie

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A rather cloudy night with thin to thick-ish clouds for most of the night. Mostly low priority targets with very loose constraints observed due to the bad conditions.

Data taken for:

2017-1-MLT-002 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far.)
2017-1-SCI-011 P2 RSS (Galaxies responsible for ultrastrong MgII absorption.)
2017-1-MLT-010 P2 HRS (Searching for evolved binary stars with long orbital periods)
2017-1-MLT-010 P4 HRS (Searching for evolved binary stars with long orbital periods)
2017-1-SCI-058 P3 HRS (Studying the composition of Binary stars to estimate their ages)
2017-1-SCI-056 P3 RSS (Unveiling powerful hidden black holes: spectroscopy of WISE-selected obscured quasars)
2016-2-MLT-005 P4 HRS (Investigating the chemical composition of bright star beta Pic and its nearby circumstellar material)
2017-1-MLT-012 P4 HRS (x6) (Detailed study of CEMP stars identified in the RAVE survey)
2017-1-MLT-005 P4 HRS (Spectroscopic investigations of Cepheids and stars belonging to open clusters and associations)
2017-1-SCI-041 P4 HRS (HRS spectra to characterize stars that are periodically eclipsed by very low mass stars)

Friday, June 16, 2017

Night Log 2017-06-15

SA: Rudi
SO: Fred
Others: Jonathan (on the phone)

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A very variable night, with wildly fluctuating seeing and humidity. A few technical errors did not slow us down too much either.

Data taken for:

2017-1-MLT-002 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far.)
2017-1-DDT-002 P0 HRS (x2) (Studies of N Sco - the most eccentric massive eclipsing binary system)
2015-2-MLT-006 P2 RSS (Characterising Strong Gravitational Lensing systems)
2017-1-SCI-063 P2 SCAM (Studying the long-term behavior of classical novae after their eruptions)
2017-1-SCI-068 P2 RSS (Connecting timescales of star formation and AGN activity in galaxies)
2017-1-MLT-001 P2 HRS (Study of long-period eclipsing binaries)
2017-1-SCI-060 P2 HRS (Investigation of the properties of the accretion disc in V1040 Cen)
2017-1-SCI-058 P3 HRS (Studying the composition of Binary stars to estimate their ages)
2017-1-SCI-044 P4 RSS (Looking at chromospheric emission in stars which host exoplanets)
2017-1-SCI-006 P4 HRS (Spectroscopic observations of candidate massive stars associated with mid-infrared nebulae)
2017-1-SCI-010 P4 HRS (Spectroscopic investigation of selected southern lambda Boo - type stars)
2017-1-MLT-012 P4 HRS (x2) (Detailled study of CEMP stars identified in the RAVE survey)
2017-1-MLT-004 P4 RSS (Monitoring the line emission in Southern Galactic Be/X-ray binaries)
2017-1-SCI-041 P4 HRS (HRS spectra to characterize stars that are periodically eclipsed by very low mass stars)
2017-1-SCI-004 P4 HRS (Analyzing chemically peculiar subdwarfs and searching for the heavy-metal stars. )

Thursday, June 15, 2017

Night Log 2017-06-14

SA: Rudi
SO: Fred
Others:

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The night started off well, but we were cut short with high humidity and clouds towards the end. Strong competition at the stat of the night too, with a few high priority targets.

Data taken for:

2017-1-MLT-002 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far.)
2017-1-DDT-002 P0 HRS (x2) (Studies of N Sco - the most eccentric massive eclipsing binary system)
2016-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (x2) (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2016-2-LSP-001 P2 RSS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2017-1-MLT-008 P3 RSS (Using Halpha emission to measure chromospheric variability on the coolest stars. )
2017-1-MLT-010 P4 HRS (Searching for evolved binary stars with long orbital periods)
2017-1-SCI-010 P4 HRS (Spectroscopic investigation of selected southern lambda Boo - type stars)
2017-1-MLT-012 P4 HRS (Detailed study of CEMP stars identified in the RAVE survey)
2017-1-MLT-004 P4 RSS (Monitoring the line emission in Southern Galactic Be/X-ray binaries)
2017-1-SCI-004 P4 HRS (Analyzing chemically peculiar subdwarfs and searching for the heavy-metal stars. )

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Night Log 2017-06-13

SA: Rosalind
SO: Veronica
Others: Rudi and Fred for handover

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A clear night with high humidity that forced us to close a few times. We did some high priority blocks, including confirmation of a supernova. We had a few problems with payload errors but didn't lose a lot of time to it.
See you next time. Thanks Veronica and all!

Data taken for:
2016-2-LSP-001 P0x2, P3x2 SCAM (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2017-1-DDT-002 P0 HRS (Studies of N Sco - the most eccentric massive eclipsing binary system)
2017-1-MLT-002 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far.)
2017-1-SCI-052 P3 HRS (Measuring the orbits of double white dwarfs.)
2017-1-SCI-025 P3 HRS (Determining the period of a multi-periodic pulsating binary system.)
2015-2-MLT-006 P3 RSS (Characterising Strong Gravitational Lensing systems)
2017-1-SCI-034 P3 RSS (Measuring Galaxy Kinematics For Construction of the Velocity Function)
2017-1-MLT-012 P3 HRS (Detailed study of CEMP stars identified in the RAVE survey)
2017-1-SCI-044 P4 RSS (x2) (Looking at chromospheric emission in stars which host exoplanets)
2017-1-MLT-010 P4 HRS (Searching for evolved binary stars with long orbital periods)
2017-1-SCI-006 P4 HRS (Spectroscopic observations of candidate massive stars associated with mid-infrared nebulae)

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Night Log 2017-06-12

SA: Rosalind
SO: Veronica
Others: Keith, Janus & Denys on VNC

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A very productive clear, bright night. The Salticam fiducials were re-calibrated. No technical issues tonight. Thanks everyone! :)

Data taken for:
2017-1-DDT-002 P0 HRS (x2) (Studies of N Sco - the most eccentric massive eclipsing binary system)
2017-1-SCI-030 P2 RSS (Target of opportunity for variable AGN)
2017-1-SCI-063 P2 SCAM (Studying the long-term behavior of classical novae after their eruptions)
2017-1-SCI-068 P2 RSS (Connecting timescales of star formation and AGN activity in galaxies)
2017-1-MLT-010 3xP2, 3xP4 HRS (Searching for evolved binary stars with long orbital periods)
2017-1-SCI-052 P3 HRS (Measuring the orbits of double white dwarfs.)
2017-1-SCI-058 P3 HRS (Studying the composition of Binary stars to estimate their ages)
2017-1-SCI-010 P3, 2xP4 HRS (Spectroscopic investigation of selected southern lambda Boo - type stars)
2017-1-MLT-012 P3,P4 HRS (Detailed study of CEMP stars identified in the RAVE survey)
2017-1-SCI-046 P4 HRS (Study of the jet producing symbiotic star PN Sa 3-22)
2016-2-MLT-005 P4 HRS (Investigating the chemical composition of bright star beta Pic and its nearby circumstellar material)
2017-1-SCI-024 P4 RSS (Classification of rapidly varying stars)

Monday, June 12, 2017

Night Log 2017-06-11

SA: Rosalind
SO: Veronica
Others:

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A mostly cloudy night, but we managed to take data for two P0 and a few lower priority programmes at the start of the night.

Data taken for:

2017-1-DDT-002 P0 HRS (Studies of N Sco - the most eccentric massive eclipsing binary system)
2017-1-SCI-040 P0 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
2017-1-SCI-029 P2 RSS (Line profile variations in PKS 1020-103)
2017-1-SCI-010 P4 HRS (Spectroscopic investigation of selected southern lambda Boo - type stars)
2017-1-MLT-012 P4 HRS (Detailled study of CEMP stars identified in the RAVE survey)

Sunday, June 11, 2017

Night Log 2017-06-10

SA: Rosalind
SO: Veronica
Others: Thabelo for glycol alarm checks.

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A rainy night at SAAO, no data taken. We took daily calibrations and attempted a polarimetry closed-dome test, but didn't have the correct mask.

Saturday, June 10, 2017

Night Log 2017-06-09

SA: Rosalind
SO: Veronica
Others: Jamie, Thabelo when we arrived, Anthony and visitors

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We lost most of the night to bad weather. We managed to do a few short P4 blocks in the time we were open.

Data taken for:
2017-1-SCI-010 P4 HRS (Spectroscopic investigation of selected southern lambda Boo - type stars)
2017-1-SCI-024 P4 RSS (x2) (Classification of rapidly varying stars)
2017-1-MLT-004 P4 HRS (Monitoring the line emission in Southern Galactic Be/X-ray binaries)

Friday, June 9, 2017

Night Log 2017-06-08

SA: Rosalind
SO: Veronica
Others:

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No data taken tonight. The telescope is offline while salticam cools down again, but we wouldn't have been able to observe due to the weather.

Thursday, June 8, 2017

Night Log 2017-06-07

SA: Rosalind
SO: Veronica
Others: Jamie

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A stormy night with snow and high winds - no observations taken.

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Night Log 2017-06-06

SA: Rudi
SO: Thea
Others: Ros (for handover), Jamie

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Entire night lost due to a massive storm.

No data taken tonight.

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Night Log 2017-06-05

SA: Rudi
SO: Thea
Others:

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A good clear night. Some technical errors did not cost too much time.

Data taken for:

2017-1-SCI-011 P2 RSS (Galaxies responsible for ultrastrong MgII absorption.)
2017-1-MLT-001 P2 HRS (Study of long-period eclipsing binaries)
2017-1-SCI-052 P2 HRS (Measuring the orbits of double white dwarfs.)
2017-1-SCI-029 P2 RSS (Line profile variations in PKS 1020-103)
2017-1-MLT-010 P3 HRS (Searching for evolved binary stars with long orbital periods)
2017-1-MLT-010 P4 HRS (Searching for evolved binary stars with long orbital periods)
2017-1-SCI-025 P3 HRS (Determining the period of a multi-periodic pulsating binary system.)
2017-1-MLT-005 P4 HRS (Spectroscopic investigations of Cepheids and stars belonging to open clusters and associations)
2017-1-SCI-044 P4 RSS (Looking at chromospheric emission in stars which host exoplanets)
2017-1-MLT-006 P4 RSS (Monitoring the X-ray bright sgB[e] stars in Magellanic Clouds cc. @astro_Liz)
2017-1-SCI-010 P4 HRS (Spectroscopic investigation of selected southern lambda Boo - type stars)
2017-1-MLT-012 P4 HRS (x3) (Detailed study of CEMP stars identified in the RAVE survey)
2017-1-MLT-004 P4 RSS (x4) (Monitoring the line emission in Southern Galactic Be/X-ray binaries)

Monday, June 5, 2017

Night Log 2017-06-04

SA: Rudi
SO: Thea
Others: Eben (at the start of the night)

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Entire night lost due to high humidity.

No data taken tonight.

Sunday, June 4, 2017

Night Log 2017-06-03

SA: Rudi
SO: Thea
Others:

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Entire night lost to high winds, high humidity and clouds.

No data taken tonight.

Saturday, June 3, 2017

Night Log 2017-06-02

SA: Rudi
SO: Thea
Others:

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A good stable night with moderate seeing conditions.

Data taken for:

2016-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2017-1-MLT-013 P2 HRS (Asteroseismology of close binary stars with mass transfer.)
2017-1-SCI-003 P2 RSS (H alpha observations on a T dwarf)
2017-1-MLT-010 P2 HRS (Searching for evolved binary stars with long orbital periods)
2017-1-SCI-055 P2 RSS (Identifying galaxies in massive clusters in the early Universe)
2017-1-SCI-011 P3 RSS (Galaxies responsible for ultrastrong MgII absorption.)
2017-1-MLT-008 P3 RSS (Using Halpha emission to measure chromospheric variability on the coolest stars. )
2017-1-SCI-025 P3 HRS (Determining the period of a multi-periodic pulsating binary system.)
2017-1-SCI-043 P3 HRS (x2) (verifying the Planetary Nebula Luminosity Function)
2017-1-SCI-008 P3 HRS (Investigation of variability of absorption lines due to ISM towards vela SNR. )
2017-1-SCI-004 P4 HRS (Analyzing chemically peculiar subdwarfs and searching for the heavy-metal stars. )
2017-1-SCI-044 P4 RSS (Looking at chromospheric emission in stars which host exoplanets)
2017-1-SCI-010 P4 HRS (x2) (Spectroscopic investigation of selected southern lambda Boo - type stars)
2017-1-MLT-012 P4 HRS (Detailed study of CEMP stars identified in the RAVE survey)

Friday, June 2, 2017

Night Log 2017-06-01

SA: Rudi
SO: Thea
Others:

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A relatively good night, some technical problems at the start of the night and some clouds towards the latter parts.

Data taken for:

2017-1-SCI-056 P2 RSS (Unveiling powerful hidden black holes: spectroscopy of WISE-selected obscured quasars)
2017-1-SCI-038 P3 HRS (HRS observations of symbiotic stars)
2017-1-SCI-008 P3 HRS (Investigation of variability of absorption lines due to ISM towards vela SNR. )
2017-1-MLT-008 P3 RSS (Using Halpha emission to measure chromospheric variability on the coolest stars. )
2017-1-SCI-025 P3 HRS (Determining the period of a multi-periodic pulsating binary system.)
2017-1-SCI-041 P4 HRS (HRS spectra to characterize stars that are periodically eclipsed by very low mass stars)
2017-1-MLT-012 P4 HRS (x4) (Detailed study of CEMP stars identified in the RAVE survey)
2017-1-SCI-004 P4 HRS (x2) (Analyzing chemically peculiar subdwarfs and searching for the heavy-metal stars. )

Thursday, June 1, 2017

Night Log 2017-05-31

SA: Rudi
SO: Thea
Others:

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A nice long night with relatively stable conditions. Some clouds towards the end of the night.

Data taken for:

2017-1-SCI-012 P1 RSS (x2) (Time resolved spectroscopy of a new red back: a transitional accreting millisec pulsar)
2017-1-SCI-040 P2 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
2017-1-MLT-001 P2 HRS (Study of long-period eclipsing binaries)
2017-1-SCI-052 P2 HRS (Measuring the orbits of double white dwarfs.)
2015-2-MLT-006 P3 RSS (Characterising Strong Gravitational Lensing systems)
2017-1-MLT-010 P3 HRS (Searching for evolved binary stars with long orbital periods)
2017-1-MLT-008 P3 RSS (Using Halpha emission to measure chromospheric variability on the coolest stars. )
2017-1-SCI-025 P3 HRS (Determining the period of a multi-periodic pulsating binary system.)
2016-2-LSP-001 P3 HRS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2017-1-SCI-024 P4 RSS (x2) (Classification of rapidly varying stars)
2017-1-SCI-010 P4 HRS (Spectroscopic investigation of selected southern lambda Boo - type stars)
2017-1-MLT-012 P4 HRS (x2) (Detailed study of CEMP stars identified in the RAVE survey)