Thursday, August 31, 2017

Night Log 2017-08-30

SA: Encarni
SO: Thea
Others:

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What an awesome first night, with clear skies and decent seeing! :)

Science data for:

2016-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (x2) (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2017-1-SCI-013 P1 RSS (Gas dynamics in NGC300 and NGC4945)
2017-1-SCI-002 P1 RSS (x2) (Studying the growth of supermassive black holes with spectropolarimetry)
2017-1-SCI-038 P2 HRS (x2) (HRS observations of symbiotic stars)
2017-1-SCI-066 P2 HRS (Measuring the strengths of temperature-sensitive TiO and atomic Ti lines in cool dwarfs)
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-001 P4 HRS (Study of long-period eclipsing binaries)

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Night Log 2017-08-29

SA: Rudi
SO: Fred
Others: Encarni

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Whole night lost to high humidity and clouds. No data taken.

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Night Log 2017-08-28

SA: Rudi
SO: Fred
Others:

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A little bit of everything tonight. Some parts with good seeing, some parts with highly variable seeing and some strange temperature and humidity variations.

Data taken for:

2017-1-SCI-011 P1 RSS (Galaxies responsible for ultrastrong MgII absorption.)
2016-2-MLT-005 P1 HRS (Investigating the chemical composition of bright star beta Pic and its nearby circumstellar material)
2015-2-MLT-006 P2 RSS (x2) (Characterising Strong Gravitational Lensing systems)
2017-1-SCI-057 P2 HRS (Spectroscopic observations of 5 new massive star candidates for characterisation purposes.)
2017-1-SCI-049 P2 RSS (Searching for new symbiotic stars)
2017-1-SCI-058 P2 HRS (Studying the composition of Binary stars to estimate their ages)
2017-1-SCI-058 P3 HRS (Studying the composition of Binary stars to estimate their ages)
2017-1-MLT-005 P4 HRS (Spectroscopic investigations of Cepheids and stars belonging to open clusters and associations)
2017-1-SCI-052 P4 HRS (Measuring the orbits of double white dwarfs.)
2017-1-SCI-041 P4 HRS (HRS spectra to characterize stars that are periodically eclipsed by very low mass stars)
2017-1-SCI-044 P4 RSS (Looking at chromospheric emission in stars which host exoplanets)

Monday, August 28, 2017

Night Log 2017-08-27

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

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A rather unstable night with highly variable seeing conditions.

Data taken for:

2015-2-MLT-006 P2 RSS (Characterising Strong Gravitational Lensing systems)
2017-1-SCI-049 P2 RSS (Searching for new symbiotic stars)
2017-1-SCI-038 P3 HRS (HRS observations of symbiotic stars)
2017-1-SCI-066 P3 HRS (Measuring the strengths of temperature-sensitive TiO and atomic Ti lines in cool dwarfs)
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-041 P4 HRS (HRS spectra to characterize stars that are periodically eclipsed by very low mass stars)
2017-1-SCI-052 P4 HRS (x2) (Measuring the orbits of double white dwarfs.)
2017-1-SCI-004 P4 HRS (Analyzing chemically peculiar subdwarfs and searching for the heavy-metal stars. )
2017-1-MLT-005 P4 HRS (Spectroscopic investigations of Cepheids and stars belonging to open clusters and associations)
2017-1-MLT-001 P4 HRS (Study of long-period eclipsing binaries)
2017-1-SCI-010 P4 HRS (Spectroscopic investigation of selected southern lambda Boo - type stars)
2017-1-MLT-004 P4 RSS (x2) (Monitoring the line emission in Southern Galactic Be/X-ray binaries)

Sunday, August 27, 2017

Night Log 2017-08-26

SA: Rudi
SO: Fred
Others:

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The night started out pretty good, but the conditions worsened towards the end with very bad seeing conditions just before closing time.

Data taken for:

2017-1-SCI-005 P0 RSS (Classification of possible supernovae)
2017-1-MLT-009 P1 RSS (Identify the optical counterpart of a mysterious X-ray source)
2015-2-MLT-006 P2 RSS (Characterising Strong Gravitational Lensing systems)
2017-1-SCI-049 P3 HRS (Searching for new symbiotic stars)
2016-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2017-1-SCI-049 P3 RSS (Searching for new symbiotic stars)
2017-1-MLT-010 P3 HRS (Searching for evolved binary stars with long orbital periods)
2017-1-MLT-005 P4 HRS (Spectroscopic investigations of Cepheids and stars belonging to open clusters and associations)
2017-1-MLT-011 P4 HRS (Studying the spectra of a new type of X-ray binaries)
2017-1-SCI-052 P4 HRS (Measuring the orbits of double white dwarfs.)

Saturday, August 26, 2017

Night Log 2017-08-25

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

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A rather unstable night at the beginning with not so good seeing, but it got better towards the end of the night. A mixture of high and low priority targets observed.

Data taken for:

2017-1-MLT-002 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far.)
2017-1-SCI-040 P0 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
2017-1-SCI-005 P0 RSS (Classification of possible supernovae)
2017-1-SCI-002 P1 RSS (x2) (Studying the growth of supermassive black holes with spectropolarimetry)
2017-1-SCI-038 P1 HRS (HRS observations of symbiotic stars)
2017-1-SCI-068 P2 RSS (Connecting timescales of star formation and AGN activity in galaxies)
2017-1-SCI-038 P3 HRS (HRS observations of symbiotic stars)
2016-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2017-1-SCI-025 P4 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-052 P4 HRS (Measuring the orbits of double white dwarfs.)

Friday, August 25, 2017

Night Log 2017-08-24

SA: Rudi
SO: Fred
Others: Ramotholo and guest.

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The entire night was lost to high humidity and clouds. No data tonight.

Thursday, August 24, 2017

Night Log 2017-08-23

SA: Rudi
SO: Fred
Others: Ockert, Janus

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The night was cut short due to high humidity and clouds. We did manage to get some data though.

Data taken for:

2017-1-MLT-010 P3 HRS (x2) (Searching for evolved binary stars with long orbital periods)
2017-1-SCI-031 P4 HRS (Deep Halpha imaging of old Nova Shells)
2017-1-MLT-005 P4 HRS (Spectroscopic investigations of Cepheids and stars belonging to open clusters and associations)

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Night Log 2017-08-22

SA: Petri
SO: Veronica
Others: Janus, Ockert, Rudi, Sudhanshu

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All night lost to high humidity and clouds. Brief on-sky
engineering in the beginning, and some closed-dome
tests.

Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Night Log 2017-08-21

SA: Petri
SO: Veronica
Others: Ockert, Janus. Fred visiting.

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Nearly the full night lost to clouds, humidity, rain, and finally
snow. Used the time to do various engineering tests and
calibrations, and sneaked in one science observation before
clouds rolled in:

2017-1-SCI-018 P3 RSS (Identifying red supergiants in NGC 6822 using Fary-Perot imaging)

Monday, August 21, 2017

Night Log 2017-08-20

SA: Petri
SO: Veronica
Others: Timmy and guests visited

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Battled with clouds throughout the night, losing two and a half hours
completely to it, but considering that, got a lot done. Mediocre
seeing. Only a few minutes lost to other minor issues, and
Data taken for:

2017-1-DDT-009 P0 RSS (LIGO followup)
2017-1-SCI-035 P1 RSS (x2) (Constraining merger timescales in clusters that host radio haloes)
2017-1-MLT-014 P1 RSS (Measuring redshifts for galaxies in the MeerKAT LADUMA survey)
2016-2-MLT-005 P1 HRS (Investigating the chemical composition of bright star beta Pic and its nearby circumstellar material)
2017-1-SCI-068 P2 RSS (Connecting timescales of star formation and AGN activity in galaxies)
2017-1-SCI-049 P2 RSS (Searching for new symbiotic stars)
2017-1-MLT-010 P3 HRS (Searching for evolved binary stars with long orbital periods)
2017-1-SCI-063 P3 SCAM (Studying the long-term behavior of classical novae after their eruptions)
2017-1-SCI-067 P3 HRS (HRS LR-mode spectra of lithium in NGC6822 AGB stars. )
2017-1-SCI-056 P3 RSS (Unveiling powerful hidden black holes: spectroscopy of WISE-selected obscured quasars)
2017-1-SCI-044 P4 RSS (Looking at chromospheric emission in stars which host exoplanets)
2017-1-SCI-064 P4 SCAM (Studying the long-term behavior of classical novae after their eruptions)
2017-1-MLT-005 P4 HRS (x2) (Spectroscopic investigations of Cepheids and stars belonging to open clusters and associations)

Sunday, August 20, 2017

Night Log 2017-08-19

SA: Petri
SO: Veronica
Others: Ted and Steve C. on skype, Richard and Jessica.

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A very productive night again, dark, stable, and clear for most of
the night, though seeing was mediocre. Lost only a handful of
minutes. Data for:

2016-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2017-1-DDT-009 P0 RSS (LIGO followup)
2017-1-SCI-035 P1 RSS (x4) (Constraining merger timescales in clusters that host radio haloes)
2017-1-SCI-002 P1 RSS (Studying the growth of supermassive black holes with spectropolarimetry)
2017-1-SCI-031 P2 RSS (Deep FP Halpha imaging of old Nova Shells)
2017-1-SCI-020 P2 RSS (Identifying red supergiants in NGC 300 using Fabry-Perot imaging)
2017-1-SCI-011 P2 RSS (Galaxies responsible for ultrastrong MgII absorption.)
2017-1-SCI-018 P3 RSS (Identifying red supergiants in NGC 6822 using Fary-Perot imaging)
2017-1-MLT-010 P3 HRS (Searching for evolved binary stars with long orbital periods)
2017-1-SCI-056 P3 RSS (Unveiling powerful hidden black holes: spectroscopy of WISE-selected obscured quasars)
2017-1-SCI-064 P4 SCAM (Studying the long-term behavior of classical novae after their eruptions)

Saturday, August 19, 2017

Night Log 2017-08-18

SA: Petri
SO: Veronica
Others: Ted, Encarni on skype. Richard and Jessica

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A very productive dark, dry, clearish night with mostly great seeing.
Did several high-priority programs including targets-of-opportunity.
Data taken for:

2017-1-DDT-007 P0 RSS (Search for variability of the detected IMBH and VMS candidates in the star-forming galaxy)
2016-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (x2) (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2017-1-DDT-009 P0 RSS (LIGO followup)
2017-1-SCI-035 P1 RSS (x2) (Constraining merger timescales in clusters that host radio haloes)
2017-1-SCI-009 P1 RSS (Dark energy and the expansion rate of the Universe from quasar monitoring.)
2017-1-SCI-020 P2 RSS (Identifying red supergiants in NGC 300 using Fabry-Perot imaging)
2017-1-SCI-061 P2 RSS (x2) (Confirmation and redshift determination of galaxy clusters.)
2017-1-SCI-011 P3 RSS (x2) (Galaxies responsible for ultrastrong MgII absorption.)
2017-1-MLT-010 P3,P4 HRS (x2) (Searching for evolved binary stars with long orbital periods)

Friday, August 18, 2017

Night Log 2017-08-17

SA: Petri
SO: Veronica
Others: Etienne, Timmy

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Most of the clear and cold night lost to high humidity, plus some time
in the beginning to tech.issues. Managed just two observations
in between: Data for:

2017-1-MLT-010 P3 HRS (Searching for evolved binary stars with long orbital periods)
2017-1-SCI-056 P3 RSS (Unveiling powerful hidden black holes: spectroscopy of WISE-selected obscured quasars)

Thursday, August 17, 2017

Night Log 2017-08-16

SA: Petri
SO: Veronica
Others: Ted over skype. Fred, Steve, Jeremy and tourists visiting.

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After a snowy day, a totally icy night. High humidity and cloud, did
not open but used night for closed-dome engineering tests.

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Night Log 2017-08-15

SA: Brent
SO: Fred
Others: Petri, Hitesh, Mali, Iriwaan

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No observations taken tonight. High humidity and thick cloud from early in the evening. Closed-dome tests taken.

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Night Log 2017-08-14

SA: Brent
SO: Fred
Others: Anthony, Ted for FP

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A full night with thickish clouds at the start clearing to mostly thin cloud. Data taken for:

2017-1-MLT-002 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far.)
2017-1-MLT-007 P1 RSS (The goal of this project is to understand how Type Ia Supernovae explode)
2017-1-SCI-022 P1 RSS (RINGS: The RSS Imaging spectroscopy Nearby Galaxy Survey)
2017-1-MLT-008 P2 RSS (Using Halpha emission to measure chromospheric variability on the coolest stars. )
2017-1-SCI-056 P3 RSS (Unveiling powerful hidden black holes: spectroscopy of WISE-selected obscured quasars)
2017-1-SCI-025 P4 HRS (Determining the period of a multi-periodic pulsating binary system.)
2017-1-SCI-010 P4 HRS (Spectroscopic investigation of selected southern lambda Boo - type stars)
2017-1-SCI-044 P4 RSS (Looking at chromospheric emission in stars which host exoplanets)
2017-1-MLT-010 P4 HRS (x8) (Searching for evolved binary stars with long orbital periods)
2017-1-MLT-001 P4 HRS (x2) (Study of long-period eclipsing binaries)
2017-1-SCI-052 P4 HRS (Measuring the orbits of double white dwarfs.)

Monday, August 14, 2017

Night Log 2017-08-13

SA: Brent
SO: Fred
Others: Anthony

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A long night with plenty of observations and excellent seeing in the second half. Data taken for:

2016-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2017-1-SCI-009 P1 SCAM (Dark energy and the expansion rate of the Universe from quasar monitoring.)
2017-1-SCI-061 P2 RSS (Confirmation and redshift determination of galaxy clusters.)
2017-1-SCI-058 P2 HRS (x2) (Studying the composition of Binary stars to estimate their ages)
2017-1-MLT-008 P2 RSS (Using Halpha emission to measure chromospheric variability on the coolest stars. )
2017-1-MLT-011 P2 HRS (Studying the spectra of a new type of X-ray binaries)
2017-1-SCI-044 P4 RSS (x4) (Looking at chromospheric emission in stars which host exoplanets)
2017-1-SCI-031 P4 HRS (x2) (Deep Halpha imaging of old Nova Shells)
2017-1-MLT-010 P4 HRS (x6) (Searching for evolved binary stars with long orbital periods)
2017-1-SCI-052 P4 HRS (x2) (Measuring the orbits of double white dwarfs.)
2016-2-MLT-005 P4 HRS (x2) (Investigating the chemical composition of bright star beta Pic and its nearby circumstellar material)

Sunday, August 13, 2017

Night Log 2017-08-12

SA: Brent
SO: Fred
Others: Anthony

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Closed around midnight due to high humidity. Data taken for:

2016-2-LSP-001 P2 RSS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2017-1-MLT-004 P4 RSS (Monitoring the line emission in Southern Galactic Be/X-ray binaries)
2017-1-MLT-010 P4 HRS (x4) (Searching for evolved binary stars with long orbital periods)
2017-1-MLT-005 P4 HRS (Spectroscopic investigations of Cepheids and stars belonging to open clusters and associations)
2017-1-SCI-010 P4 HRS (Spectroscopic investigation of selected southern lambda Boo - type stars)

Saturday, August 12, 2017

Night Log 2017-08-11

SA: Brent
SO: Fred
Others: Anthony

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No observations tonight. Heavy clouds and high humidity.

Friday, August 11, 2017

Night Log 2017-08-10

SA: Brent
SO: Fred
Others: Keith

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Lost most of tonight to persistently strong winds. Managed to observe two short blocks at the start of the night for:

2017-1-MLT-010 P4 HRS (x2) (Searching for evolved binary stars with long orbital periods)

Thursday, August 10, 2017

Night Log 2017-08-09

SA: Brent
SO: Fred
Others:

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A long bright night with lots of science and mostly good seeing. Data taken for:

2017-1-SCI-058 P2 HRS (x3) (Studying the composition of Binary stars to estimate their ages)
2017-1-SCI-063 P3 SCAM (Studying the long-term behavior of classical novae after their eruptions)
2017-1-SCI-052 P4 HRS (x5) (Measuring the orbits of double white dwarfs.)
2017-1-MLT-001 P4 HRS (Study of long-period eclipsing binaries)
2017-1-SCI-025 P4 HRS (Determining the period of a multi-periodic pulsating binary system.)
2017-1-SCI-024 P4 RSS (Classification of rapidly varying stars)
2017-1-SCI-010 P4 HRS (Spectroscopic investigation of selected southern lambda Boo - type stars)
2017-1-MLT-010 P4 HRS (x9) (Searching for evolved binary stars with long orbital periods)
2017-1-SCI-031 P4 HRS (Deep Halpha imaging of old Nova Shells)
2017-1-MLT-006 P4 RSS (Monitoring the X-ray bright sgB[e] stars in Magellanic Clouds cc. @astro_Liz)

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Night Log 2017-08-08

SA: Alexei
SO: Thea
Others: Fred and Brent for handover, Tamara for a while

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=> Stable bright night with moderate seeing.

=> Data were taken for programs:
2017-1-SCI-040 P2 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
2017-1-SCI-063 P3 SCAM (Studying the long-term behavior of classical novae after their eruptions)
2017-1-MLT-010 P3 HRS (x2) (Searching for evolved binary stars with long orbital periods)
2017-1-MLT-001 P4 HRS (Study of long-period eclipsing binaries)
2016-2-MLT-005 P4 HRS (Investigating the chemical composition of bright star beta Pic and its nearby circumstellar material)
2017-1-MLT-005 P4 HRS (x3) (Spectroscopic investigations of Cepheids and stars belonging to open clusters and associations)
2017-1-SCI-058 P4 HRS (x4) (Studying the composition of Binary stars to estimate their ages)
2017-1-SCI-010 P4 HRS (Spectroscopic investigation of selected southern lambda Boo - type stars)
2017-1-SCI-052 P4 HRS (x2) (Measuring the orbits of double white dwarfs.)

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Night Log 2017-08-07

SA: Alexei
SO: Thea
Others:

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=> Unstable bright night with seeing changing from good to bad

=> Data were taken for programs:
2017-1-MLT-010 P3 HRS (x2) (Searching for evolved binary stars with long orbital periods)
2017-1-MLT-002 P3 HRS (Observations of supernovae, near and far.)
2017-1-MLT-001 P4 HRS (x2) (Study of long-period eclipsing binaries)
2017-1-SCI-010 P4 HRS (Spectroscopic investigation of selected southern lambda Boo - type stars)
2017-1-SCI-041 P4 HRS (x2) (HRS spectra to characterize stars that are periodically eclipsed by very low mass stars)
2017-1-MLT-005 P4 HRS (Spectroscopic investigations of Cepheids and stars belonging to open clusters and associations)
2017-1-SCI-052 P4 HRS (x2) (Measuring the orbits of double white dwarfs.)
2017-1-SCI-058 P4 HRS (x2) (Studying the composition of Binary stars to estimate their ages)

Monday, August 7, 2017

Night Log 2017-08-06

SA: Alexei
SO: Thea
Others:

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=> Bright night with stable conditions, some cirrus and good seeing.

=> Data were taken for programs:
2017-1-SCI-040 P2 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
2017-1-SCI-058 P3 HRS (Studying the composition of Binary stars to estimate their ages)
2017-1-SCI-038 P3 HRS (x2) (HRS observations of symbiotic stars)
2017-1-SCI-010 P3 HRS (Spectroscopic investigation of selected southern lambda Boo - type stars)
2017-1-MLT-005 P4 HRS (Spectroscopic investigations of Cepheids and stars belonging to open clusters and associations)
2016-2-LSP-001 P4 HRS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2017-1-SCI-041 P4 HRS (HRS spectra to characterize stars that are periodically eclipsed by very low mass stars)
2017-1-MLT-001 P4 HRS (x3) (Study of long-period eclipsing binaries)
2017-1-MLT-010 P4 HRS (x3) (Searching for evolved binary stars with long orbital periods)
2017-1-SCI-052 P4 HRS (x3) (Measuring the orbits of double white dwarfs.)

Sunday, August 6, 2017

Night Log 2017-08-05

SA: Alexei
SO: Thea
Others:

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=> Very stable bright night with good seing. Many science blocks was done.

=> Data were taken for programs:
2016-2-MLT-005 P1 HRS (Investigating the chemical composition of bright star beta Pic and its nearby circumstellar material)
2017-1-MLT-013 P2 HRS (x2) (Asteroseismology of close binary stars with mass transfer.)
2017-1-SCI-038 P2 HRS (x2) (HRS observations of symbiotic stars)
2017-1-MLT-010 P4 HRS (x5) (Searching for evolved binary stars with long orbital periods)
2017-1-SCI-041 P4 HRS (x2) (HRS spectra to characterize stars that are periodically eclipsed by very low mass stars)
2017-1-MLT-001 P4 HRS (x3) (Study of long-period eclipsing binaries)
2017-1-SCI-052 P4 HRS (Measuring the orbits of double white dwarfs.)
2017-1-SCI-031 P4 HRS (Deep Halpha imaging of old Nova Shells)

Saturday, August 5, 2017

Night Log 2017-08-04

SA: Alexei
SO: Thea
Others:

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=> The whole night was lost due to high humidity and heavy clouds.

Friday, August 4, 2017

Night Log 2017-08-03

SA: Alexei
SO: Thea
Others:

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=> Clear bright night with unstable weather: rising seeing and humidity,
which close us one hour before twilight.

=> Data were taken for programs:
2017-1-MLT-013 P2 HRS (Asteroseismology of close binary stars with mass transfer.)
2017-1-MLT-010 P3 HRS (x4) (Searching for evolved binary stars with long orbital periods)
2017-1-MLT-002 P3 HRS (Observations of supernovae, near and far.)
2017-1-SCI-006 P4 HRS (Spectroscopic observations of candidate massive stars associated with mid-infrared nebulae)
2016-2-LSP-001 P4 HRS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2017-1-SCI-041 P4 HRS (HRS spectra to characterize stars that are periodically eclipsed by very low mass stars)
2017-1-SCI-052 P4 HRS (x4) (Measuring the orbits of double white dwarfs.)
2017-1-SCI-058 P4 HRS (x2) (Studying the composition of Binary stars to estimate their ages)

Thursday, August 3, 2017

Night Log 2017-08-02

SA: Alexei
SO: Thea
Others: Tamara for a while

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=> Stable bright night with good and moderate seeing. Some dark time in the morning as well.

=> Data were taken for programs:
2017-1-SCI-038 P1 HRS (x2) (HRS observations of symbiotic stars)
2017-1-SCI-009 P1 RSS (Dark energy and the expansion rate of the Universe from quasar monitoring.)
2017-1-SCI-011 P1 RSS (Galaxies responsible for ultrastrong MgII absorption.)
2017-1-MLT-001 P2 HRS (Study of long-period eclipsing binaries)
2017-1-SCI-022 P2 RSS (RINGS: The RSS Imaging spectroscopy Nearby Galaxy Survey)
2017-1-MLT-010 P3 HRS (x2) (Searching for evolved binary stars with long orbital periods)
2017-1-SCI-041 P4 HRS (HRS spectra to characterize stars that are periodically eclipsed by very low mass stars)
2017-1-SCI-031 P4 HRS (x2) (Deep Halpha imaging of old Nova Shells)
2017-1-SCI-006 P4 HRS (Spectroscopic observations of candidate massive stars associated with mid-infrared nebulae)
2017-1-SCI-052 P4 HRS (Measuring the orbits of double white dwarfs.)

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Night Log 2017-08-01

SA: Encarni
SO: Veronica
Others: Anastacia. Ted joined us from Cape Town for some remote observing.

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A very wet and humid night. We had one gap in the humidity, during which we took one Fabry-Perot science observation, and then we had to close again.

And the lucky winner was:

2017-1-SCI-022 P2 RSS (RINGS: The RSS Imaging spectroscopy Nearby Galaxy Survey)

Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Night Log 2017-07-31

SA: Encarni
SO: Veronica
Others: Anastacia

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Very cloudy tonight. We kept battling on and only managed to get some data for a few blocks:

2017-1-SCI-041 P4 HRS (x2) (HRS spectra to characterize stars that are periodically eclipsed by very low mass stars)
2017-1-MLT-005 P4 HRS (Spectroscopic investigations of Cepheids and stars belonging to open clusters and associations)
2017-1-SCI-058 P4 HRS (x3) (Studying the composition of Binary stars to estimate their ages)
2017-1-SCI-052 P4 HRS (Measuring the orbits of double white dwarfs.)
2017-1-MLT-010 P4 HRS (Searching for evolved binary stars with long orbital periods)