SA: Alexei
SO: Veronica
Others:
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Summary
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=> One hour of observations before we were closed by high humidity.
Science data taken for:
2021-1-MLT-005 P2 RSS (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
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Monday, October 31, 2022
Sunday, October 30, 2022
Night Log 2022-10-29
SA: Alexei
SO: Veronica
Others:
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Summary
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=> Another night with thin clouds and variable seeing. Anyway, many high priority blocks were observed.
Science data taken for:
2022-1-MLT-004 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2022-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (Tracing the evolution of the most massive galaxies in the universe)
2020-1-MLT-008 P1 RSS (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2021-2-MLT-005 P1 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2019-1-MLT-008 P1 HRS (x2) (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2022-2-SCI-032 P1 RSS (x2) (Unveiling deeply hidden growing black holes)
2021-2-LSP-001 P2 RSS (x2) (Followup of Transients)
2022-2-SCI-025 P2 HRS (Identifying chemical tracers of mass transfer for 16 candidate Field Blue Stragglers/Lurkers.)
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SO: Veronica
Others:
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Summary
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=> Another night with thin clouds and variable seeing. Anyway, many high priority blocks were observed.
Science data taken for:
2022-1-MLT-004 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2022-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (Tracing the evolution of the most massive galaxies in the universe)
2020-1-MLT-008 P1 RSS (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2021-2-MLT-005 P1 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2019-1-MLT-008 P1 HRS (x2) (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2022-2-SCI-032 P1 RSS (x2) (Unveiling deeply hidden growing black holes)
2021-2-LSP-001 P2 RSS (x2) (Followup of Transients)
2022-2-SCI-025 P2 HRS (Identifying chemical tracers of mass transfer for 16 candidate Field Blue Stragglers/Lurkers.)
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Saturday, October 29, 2022
Night Log 2022-10-28
SA: Alexei
SO: Veronica
Others:
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Summary
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=> Unstable night with fast moving fields of clouds. Variable seeing. Some high priority blocks were observed.
Science data taken for:
2019-1-MLT-008 P1 HRS (x2) (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2022-2-SCI-025 P2 HRS (Identifying chemical tracers of mass transfer for 16 candidate Field Blue Stragglers/Lurkers.)
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SO: Veronica
Others:
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Summary
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=> Unstable night with fast moving fields of clouds. Variable seeing. Some high priority blocks were observed.
Science data taken for:
2019-1-MLT-008 P1 HRS (x2) (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2022-2-SCI-025 P2 HRS (Identifying chemical tracers of mass transfer for 16 candidate Field Blue Stragglers/Lurkers.)
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Friday, October 28, 2022
Night Log 2022-10-27
SA: Rudi
SO: Veronica
Others: Alexei (for handover)
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Summary
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We managed to get a few blocks observed before the humidity and ridge cloud forced us to close.
Science data taken for:
2022-1-SCI-016 P1 RSS (Study of the galaxies that produces strong MgII absorption in the spectra of the background quasars)
2021-2-MLT-001 P1 RSS (Unravelling the gas and stellar kinematics of nearby starbursts and LIRGs)
2022-1-DDT-005 P1 RSS (An X-ray source interacting with the hot gas atmosphere of the cluster Abell 2700?)
2021-1-MLT-005 P1 HRS (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
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SO: Veronica
Others: Alexei (for handover)
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Summary
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We managed to get a few blocks observed before the humidity and ridge cloud forced us to close.
Science data taken for:
2022-1-SCI-016 P1 RSS (Study of the galaxies that produces strong MgII absorption in the spectra of the background quasars)
2021-2-MLT-001 P1 RSS (Unravelling the gas and stellar kinematics of nearby starbursts and LIRGs)
2022-1-DDT-005 P1 RSS (An X-ray source interacting with the hot gas atmosphere of the cluster Abell 2700?)
2021-1-MLT-005 P1 HRS (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
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Thursday, October 27, 2022
Night Log 2022-10-26
SA: Rudi
SO: Veronica
Others: Matt, Marsha, Lisa, Eben, James, Deon, Nico
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Summary
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A large fraction of the night was spent on NIR commissioning. We had a chance to observe a few blocks at the start and one at the end of the night.
Science data taken for:
2022-1-SCI-025 P1 SCAM (Observational studies of faint, small Solar System bodies called centaurs.)
2019-1-MLT-008 P2 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
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SO: Veronica
Others: Matt, Marsha, Lisa, Eben, James, Deon, Nico
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Summary
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A large fraction of the night was spent on NIR commissioning. We had a chance to observe a few blocks at the start and one at the end of the night.
Science data taken for:
2022-1-SCI-025 P1 SCAM (Observational studies of faint, small Solar System bodies called centaurs.)
2019-1-MLT-008 P2 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
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Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Night Log 2022-10-25
SA: Rudi
SO: Veronica
Others: Matt, Marsha, Moses, Sabyasachi, Lisa, Eben, Nico, Etienne
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Summary
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Most of the night was spent on NIR commissioning. We had some clouds and high humidity which forced us to observe some low priority targets tonight.
Science data taken for:
2021-2-LSP-001 P2 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2022-1-MLT-001 P4 HRS (Chemically peculiar Am stars observed by TESS satellite on the southern sky.)
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SO: Veronica
Others: Matt, Marsha, Moses, Sabyasachi, Lisa, Eben, Nico, Etienne
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Summary
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Most of the night was spent on NIR commissioning. We had some clouds and high humidity which forced us to observe some low priority targets tonight.
Science data taken for:
2021-2-LSP-001 P2 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2022-1-MLT-001 P4 HRS (Chemically peculiar Am stars observed by TESS satellite on the southern sky.)
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Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Night Log 2022-10-24
SA: Rudi
SO: Xola
Others: Matt, Marsha, Moses, Sabyasachi, Ettienne
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Summary
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The NIR team gave as the telescope a few hours before the end of the night. A few blocks observed through some thick(ish) clouds.
Science data taken for:
2021-2-MLT-005 P1 HRS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2021-2-LSP-001 P2 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2022-1-SCI-018 P3 HRS (Spectroscopic orbits for three massive eclipsing binaries with pulsating components)
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SO: Xola
Others: Matt, Marsha, Moses, Sabyasachi, Ettienne
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Summary
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The NIR team gave as the telescope a few hours before the end of the night. A few blocks observed through some thick(ish) clouds.
Science data taken for:
2021-2-MLT-005 P1 HRS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2021-2-LSP-001 P2 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2022-1-SCI-018 P3 HRS (Spectroscopic orbits for three massive eclipsing binaries with pulsating components)
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Monday, October 24, 2022
Night Log 2022-10-23
SA: Rudi
SO: Xola
Others: Matt, Marsha, Moses, Sabyasachi
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Summary
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We managed to get two blocks observed before the NIR team took over for some more commissioning work.
Science data taken for:
2022-1-SCI-025 P1 SCAM (Observational studies of faint, small Solar System bodies called centaurs.)
2019-1-MLT-008 P3 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
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SO: Xola
Others: Matt, Marsha, Moses, Sabyasachi
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Summary
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We managed to get two blocks observed before the NIR team took over for some more commissioning work.
Science data taken for:
2022-1-SCI-025 P1 SCAM (Observational studies of faint, small Solar System bodies called centaurs.)
2019-1-MLT-008 P3 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
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Sunday, October 23, 2022
Night Log 2022-10-22
SA: Rudi
SO: Xola
Others: Moses, Marsha, Sabyasachi
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Summary
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Only managed a few hours at the start of the night for NIR commissioning before the humidity forced us to close.
No science data taken.
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SO: Xola
Others: Moses, Marsha, Sabyasachi
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Summary
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Only managed a few hours at the start of the night for NIR commissioning before the humidity forced us to close.
No science data taken.
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Saturday, October 22, 2022
Night Log 2022-10-21
SA: Rudi
SO: Xola
Others: Marsha, Saby, Moses, Willie and friend, Anthony, Shamil, Sunnyboy
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Summary
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NIR commissioning for the first part of the night until the humidity forced us to close.
No science data taken.
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SO: Xola
Others: Marsha, Saby, Moses, Willie and friend, Anthony, Shamil, Sunnyboy
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Summary
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NIR commissioning for the first part of the night until the humidity forced us to close.
No science data taken.
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Friday, October 21, 2022
Night Log 2022-10-20
SA: Rudi
SO: Xola
Others: Ros for engineering tests, NIR team, Moses, Encarni
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Summary
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Some of the worst seeing conditions I've ever seen tonight with seeing regularly going above 10"! We spent most of the time doing NIR engineering tests and we were closed by bad seeing conditions and cloudy weather for the rest of the night.
No science data taken.
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SO: Xola
Others: Ros for engineering tests, NIR team, Moses, Encarni
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Summary
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Some of the worst seeing conditions I've ever seen tonight with seeing regularly going above 10"! We spent most of the time doing NIR engineering tests and we were closed by bad seeing conditions and cloudy weather for the rest of the night.
No science data taken.
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Thursday, October 20, 2022
Night Log 2022-10-19
SA: Rudi
SO: Xola
Others: Danièl, NIR team, Willie and friend
SO: Xola
Others: Danièl, NIR team, Willie and friend
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Summary
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A full night of observing with no technical problems, interrupted by some clouds that passed through in the middle of the night. Mixed priority blocks observed.
Science data taken for:
2021-2-MLT-005 P1 HRS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2022-1-COM-002 P1 HRS (Commissioning Data for HRS @dlhwp)
2019-1-MLT-008 P1 HRS (x2) (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2022-1-MLT-004 P2 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2020-1-MLT-008 P3 RSS (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2021-2-MLT-006 P3 HRS (Accurate parameters of stars in Tight Triple Systems)
2022-1-MLT-001 P4 HRS (Chemically peculiar Am stars observed by TESS satellite on the southern sky.)
2021-2-MLT-001 P4 RSS (Unravelling the gas and stellar kinematics of nearby starbursts and LIRGs)
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Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Night Log 2022-10-18
SA: Encarni
SO: Xola
Others: Richard. Rudi for handover. Sally + dad, Brett, Tokelo for a visit.
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Summary
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A full night of observations for my last night at SALT! :)
Science data taken for:
2022-1-MLT-004 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2021-2-MLT-005 P1 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2020-2-SCI-042 P1 RSS (Finding young stars and their planets)
2022-1-SCI-014 P1 RSS (Optical followup of MALS targets.)
2022-1-SCI-020 P2 RSS (Revealing Physical Properties of Emission-Line Galaxies at z<0.4.)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (x3) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2021-2-MLT-003 P4 RSS (Tracking Accretion Flows via BLR Emission in Changing-Look Active Galactic Nuclei)
2022-1-MLT-001 P4 HRS (Chemically peculiar Am stars observed by TESS satellite on the southern sky.)
2021-2-MLT-001 P4 RSS (Unravelling the gas and stellar kinematics of nearby starbursts and LIRGs)
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SO: Xola
Others: Richard. Rudi for handover. Sally + dad, Brett, Tokelo for a visit.
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Summary
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A full night of observations for my last night at SALT! :)
Science data taken for:
2022-1-MLT-004 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2021-2-MLT-005 P1 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2020-2-SCI-042 P1 RSS (Finding young stars and their planets)
2022-1-SCI-014 P1 RSS (Optical followup of MALS targets.)
2022-1-SCI-020 P2 RSS (Revealing Physical Properties of Emission-Line Galaxies at z<0.4.)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (x3) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2021-2-MLT-003 P4 RSS (Tracking Accretion Flows via BLR Emission in Changing-Look Active Galactic Nuclei)
2022-1-MLT-001 P4 HRS (Chemically peculiar Am stars observed by TESS satellite on the southern sky.)
2021-2-MLT-001 P4 RSS (Unravelling the gas and stellar kinematics of nearby starbursts and LIRGs)
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Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Night Log 2022-10-17
SA: Encarni
SO: Xola
Others: Danièl remotely for polarimetry cals. Mike, Marsha, Josh.
SO: Xola
Others: Danièl remotely for polarimetry cals. Mike, Marsha, Josh.
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Summary
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Finally some good weather! :)
Lots of fun being on sky commissioning our newest instrument, the NIR spectrograph. Afterwards, we only managed to take only 1 science block before a sudden increase in high humidity forced us to close.
Science data taken for:
2022-1-SCI-022 P4 RSS (Building a sample of AGN-dust dominated galaxies)
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Monday, October 17, 2022
Night Log 2022-10-16
SA: Encarni
SO: Xola
Others: Richard. Mike, Marsha, Josh for NIR tests.
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Summary
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Entire night lost to bad weather, but we managed to take some closed-dome tests for our newest instrument, the NIR spectrograph.
No science data taken.
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SO: Xola
Others: Richard. Mike, Marsha, Josh for NIR tests.
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Summary
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Entire night lost to bad weather, but we managed to take some closed-dome tests for our newest instrument, the NIR spectrograph.
No science data taken.
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Sunday, October 16, 2022
Night Log 2022-10-15
SA: Encarni
SO: Xola
Others: Sally, Brent for a quick visit. Richard, Mike, Marsha.
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Summary
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Entire night lost to bad weather.
No science data taken.
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SO: Xola
Others: Sally, Brent for a quick visit. Richard, Mike, Marsha.
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Summary
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Entire night lost to bad weather.
No science data taken.
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Saturday, October 15, 2022
Night Log 2022-10-14
SA: Encarni
SO: Xola
Others: Danièl for ET10. Thabelo remotely for SALTICAM
SO: Xola
Others: Danièl for ET10. Thabelo remotely for SALTICAM
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Summary
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We struggled all night for a single observing block - the seeing was so bad, we didn't even manage engineering tests! :(
Science data taken for:
2018-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
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Friday, October 14, 2022
Night Log 2022-10-13
SA: Encarni
SO: Xola
Others: Mike in the spectrometer room and Lisa, Hannah and Kathryn for a quick NIR tour. Richard studying.
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Summary
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A good productive night. Clouds became quite thick towards the end of the night, but we manage to continue observing and take a couple of engineering tests.
Science data taken for:
2016-1-COM-009 P0 RSS (August-2016 shutdown engineering and re-commissioning tests)
2021-1-MLT-005 P1 HRS (x2) (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
2022-1-MLT-005 P1 RSS (Constraining galaxy cluster merger geometries and timescales)
2022-1-MLT-004 P2 RSS (x2) (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2021-1-MLT-005 P3 RSS (x2) (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
2022-1-MLT-001 P4 HRS (x3) (Chemically peculiar Am stars observed by TESS satellite on the southern sky.)
2022-1-SCI-010 P4 HRS (Observing Ap stars @dlhwp)
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SO: Xola
Others: Mike in the spectrometer room and Lisa, Hannah and Kathryn for a quick NIR tour. Richard studying.
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Summary
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A good productive night. Clouds became quite thick towards the end of the night, but we manage to continue observing and take a couple of engineering tests.
Science data taken for:
2016-1-COM-009 P0 RSS (August-2016 shutdown engineering and re-commissioning tests)
2021-1-MLT-005 P1 HRS (x2) (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
2022-1-MLT-005 P1 RSS (Constraining galaxy cluster merger geometries and timescales)
2022-1-MLT-004 P2 RSS (x2) (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2021-1-MLT-005 P3 RSS (x2) (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
2022-1-MLT-001 P4 HRS (x3) (Chemically peculiar Am stars observed by TESS satellite on the southern sky.)
2022-1-SCI-010 P4 HRS (Observing Ap stars @dlhwp)
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Thursday, October 13, 2022
Night Log 2022-10-12
SA: Encarni
SO: Xola
Others: Richard for a while, Thabelo for the payload
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Summary
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Entire night lost to cloud. :(
No science data taken.
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SO: Xola
Others: Richard for a while, Thabelo for the payload
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Summary
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Entire night lost to cloud. :(
No science data taken.
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Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Night Log 2022-10-11
SA: Rosalind
SO: Veronica
Others:
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Summary
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Entire night lost to cloudy weather. No science data taken.
No science data taken.
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SO: Veronica
Others:
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Summary
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Entire night lost to cloudy weather. No science data taken.
No science data taken.
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Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Night Log 2022-10-10
SA: Rosalind
SO: Veronica
Others:
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Summary
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Entire night lost to cloudy weather.
No science data taken.
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SO: Veronica
Others:
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Summary
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Entire night lost to cloudy weather.
No science data taken.
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Monday, October 10, 2022
Night Log 2022-10-09
SA: Rosalind
SO: Veronica
Others:
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Summary
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Much of the night was lost to poor weather - terrible seeing, followed by clouds and high humidity. We completed four blocks earlier in the evening.
Science data taken for:
2022-1-SCI-009 P3 HRS (Cosmic dance of massive triple)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2022-1-SCI-010 P4 HRS (Observing Ap stars @dlhwp)
2018-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
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SO: Veronica
Others:
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Summary
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Much of the night was lost to poor weather - terrible seeing, followed by clouds and high humidity. We completed four blocks earlier in the evening.
Science data taken for:
2022-1-SCI-009 P3 HRS (Cosmic dance of massive triple)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2022-1-SCI-010 P4 HRS (Observing Ap stars @dlhwp)
2018-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
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Sunday, October 9, 2022
Night Log 2022-10-08
SA: Rosalind
SO: Veronica
Others: Danièl, Jimmy for QCPCnew
SO: Veronica
Others: Danièl, Jimmy for QCPCnew
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Summary
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A productive bright moon night. We used empty queue time to do standard star observations and completed 14 science blocks.
Science data taken for:
2022-1-COM-002 P1 HRS (Commissioning Data for HRS @dlhwp)
2021-2-MLT-005 P2 HRS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2021-2-MLT-006 P3 HRS (x2) (Accurate parameters of stars in Tight Triple Systems)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (x3) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2022-1-SCI-009 P3 HRS (Cosmic dance of massive triple)
2022-1-MLT-001 P4 HRS (x2) (Chemically peculiar Am stars observed by TESS satellite on the southern sky.)
2018-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
2020-2-SCI-042 P4 RSS (Finding young stars and their planets)
2022-1-SCI-010 P4 HRS (Observing Ap stars @dlhwp)
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Saturday, October 8, 2022
Night Log 2022-10-07
SA: Rosalind
SO: Veronica
Others: Danièl
SO: Veronica
Others: Danièl
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Summary
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Mostly good conditions this evening with moderate seeing. We completed 11 blocks and a throughput test, although that may need to be redone due to some clouds coming through.
Science data taken for:
2022-1-COM-002 P1 HRS (Commissioning Data for HRS @dlhwp)
2019-1-COM-001 P1 SCAM (Burst-mirror throughput test )
2022-1-MLT-004 P2 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2018-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
2022-1-MLT-001 P4 HRS (Chemically peculiar Am stars observed by TESS satellite on the southern sky.)
2022-1-SCI-010 P4 HRS (x3) (Observing Ap stars @dlhwp)
2022-1-SCI-002 P4 HRS (Tracing variations in three massive young stellar objects in M17)
2022-1-SCI-022 P4 RSS (Building a sample of AGN-dust dominated galaxies)
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Friday, October 7, 2022
Night Log 2022-10-06
SA: Rosalind
SO: Veronica
Others:
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Summary
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We did an on-sky engineering test and two blocks at the start of the night. Most of the night was then lost to clouds and high humidity.
Science data taken for:
2022-1-COM-002 P1 HRS (Commissioning Data for HRS @dlhwp)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
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SO: Veronica
Others:
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Summary
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We did an on-sky engineering test and two blocks at the start of the night. Most of the night was then lost to clouds and high humidity.
Science data taken for:
2022-1-COM-002 P1 HRS (Commissioning Data for HRS @dlhwp)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
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Thursday, October 6, 2022
Night Log 2022-10-05
SA: Rosalind
SO: Veronica
Others:
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Summary
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A smooth night with fairly good conditions, enabling us to observe 13 blocks with a mix of priorities.
Science data taken for:
2022-1-COM-002 P1 HRS (Commissioning Data for HRS @dlhwp)
2021-2-MLT-005 P1 HRS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2022-1-SCI-009 P3 HRS (Cosmic dance of massive triple)
2021-1-MLT-005 P3 RSS (x2) (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2022-1-SCI-022 P4 RSS (Building a sample of AGN-dust dominated galaxies)
2021-2-MLT-003 P4 RSS (Tracking Accretion Flows via BLR Emission in Changing-Look Active Galactic Nuclei)
2021-2-MLT-001 P4 RSS (x2) (Unravelling the gas and stellar kinematics of nearby starbursts and LIRGs)
2020-2-SCI-042 P4 RSS (Finding young stars and their planets)
2018-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
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SO: Veronica
Others:
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Summary
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A smooth night with fairly good conditions, enabling us to observe 13 blocks with a mix of priorities.
Science data taken for:
2022-1-COM-002 P1 HRS (Commissioning Data for HRS @dlhwp)
2021-2-MLT-005 P1 HRS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2022-1-SCI-009 P3 HRS (Cosmic dance of massive triple)
2021-1-MLT-005 P3 RSS (x2) (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2022-1-SCI-022 P4 RSS (Building a sample of AGN-dust dominated galaxies)
2021-2-MLT-003 P4 RSS (Tracking Accretion Flows via BLR Emission in Changing-Look Active Galactic Nuclei)
2021-2-MLT-001 P4 RSS (x2) (Unravelling the gas and stellar kinematics of nearby starbursts and LIRGs)
2020-2-SCI-042 P4 RSS (Finding young stars and their planets)
2018-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
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Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Night Log 2022-10-04
SA: Moses
SO: Thea
Others: NASA team working on Prime Detector, Ros (for handover)
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Summary
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We had clear skies and good seeing for most of the night, and were able to observe many blocks of mixed priority and some engineering tests.
Science data taken for:
2022-1-MLT-005 P1 RSS (Constraining galaxy cluster merger geometries and timescales)
2021-2-MLT-005 P2 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2022-1-SCI-008 P2 RSS (Archeology of the nearby possibly lopsided galaxy NGC 247 with discrete tracers)
2020-1-MLT-008 P3 RSS (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2022-1-SCI-017 P3 RSS (Evaluating galaxy cluster member candidates behind the Large Magellanic Cloud)
2021-1-MLT-005 P3 RSS (x2) (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
2021-2-MLT-003 P4 RSS (Tracking Accretion Flows via BLR Emission in Changing-Look Active Galactic Nuclei)
2021-2-MLT-001 P4 RSS (x2) (Unravelling the gas and stellar kinematics of nearby starbursts and LIRGs)
2022-1-SCI-022 P4 RSS (Building a sample of AGN-dust dominated galaxies)
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SO: Thea
Others: NASA team working on Prime Detector, Ros (for handover)
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Summary
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We had clear skies and good seeing for most of the night, and were able to observe many blocks of mixed priority and some engineering tests.
Science data taken for:
2022-1-MLT-005 P1 RSS (Constraining galaxy cluster merger geometries and timescales)
2021-2-MLT-005 P2 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2022-1-SCI-008 P2 RSS (Archeology of the nearby possibly lopsided galaxy NGC 247 with discrete tracers)
2020-1-MLT-008 P3 RSS (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2022-1-SCI-017 P3 RSS (Evaluating galaxy cluster member candidates behind the Large Magellanic Cloud)
2021-1-MLT-005 P3 RSS (x2) (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
2021-2-MLT-003 P4 RSS (Tracking Accretion Flows via BLR Emission in Changing-Look Active Galactic Nuclei)
2021-2-MLT-001 P4 RSS (x2) (Unravelling the gas and stellar kinematics of nearby starbursts and LIRGs)
2022-1-SCI-022 P4 RSS (Building a sample of AGN-dust dominated galaxies)
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Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Night Log 2022-10-03
SA: Moses
SO: Thea
Others: Danièl, Janus
SO: Thea
Others: Danièl, Janus
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Summary
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We managed to observe one science block and do some engineering tests. Then humidity closed us for the rest of the night.
Science data taken for:
2018-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
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Monday, October 3, 2022
Night Log 2022-10-02
SA: Moses
SO: Thea
Others:
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Summary
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We enjoyed a night of clear skies and good seeing. We managed to observe many low to high priority blocks and some engineering tests.
Science data taken for:
2022-1-MLT-005 P1 RSS (Constraining galaxy cluster merger geometries and timescales)
2022-1-MLT-004 P2 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2022-1-SCI-020 P2 RSS (Revealing Physical Properties of Emission-Line Galaxies at z<0.4.)
2020-1-MLT-008 P3 RSS (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2018-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
2021-2-MLT-001 P4 RSS (x3) (Unravelling the gas and stellar kinematics of nearby starbursts and LIRGs)
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SO: Thea
Others:
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Summary
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We enjoyed a night of clear skies and good seeing. We managed to observe many low to high priority blocks and some engineering tests.
Science data taken for:
2022-1-MLT-005 P1 RSS (Constraining galaxy cluster merger geometries and timescales)
2022-1-MLT-004 P2 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2022-1-SCI-020 P2 RSS (Revealing Physical Properties of Emission-Line Galaxies at z<0.4.)
2020-1-MLT-008 P3 RSS (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2018-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
2021-2-MLT-001 P4 RSS (x3) (Unravelling the gas and stellar kinematics of nearby starbursts and LIRGs)
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Sunday, October 2, 2022
Night Log 2022-10-01
SA: Moses
SO: Thea
Others: Bryne, Jonathan (remotely)
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Summary
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The seeing was very good and the sky stayed clear for the second half of the night, so we managed to observe many high and low priority blocks, including a decent number of MOS blocks.
Science data taken for:
2022-1-MLT-005 P1 RSS (Constraining galaxy cluster merger geometries and timescales)
2022-1-SCI-016 P1 RSS (Study of the galaxies that produces strong MgII absorption in the spectra of the background quasars)
2022-1-SCI-020 P1 RSS (x2) (Revealing Physical Properties of Emission-Line Galaxies at z<0.4.)
2020-1-MLT-008 P3 RSS (x3) (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2021-2-MLT-001 P4 RSS (Unravelling the gas and stellar kinematics of nearby starbursts and LIRGs)
2018-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
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SO: Thea
Others: Bryne, Jonathan (remotely)
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Summary
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The seeing was very good and the sky stayed clear for the second half of the night, so we managed to observe many high and low priority blocks, including a decent number of MOS blocks.
Science data taken for:
2022-1-MLT-005 P1 RSS (Constraining galaxy cluster merger geometries and timescales)
2022-1-SCI-016 P1 RSS (Study of the galaxies that produces strong MgII absorption in the spectra of the background quasars)
2022-1-SCI-020 P1 RSS (x2) (Revealing Physical Properties of Emission-Line Galaxies at z<0.4.)
2020-1-MLT-008 P3 RSS (x3) (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2021-2-MLT-001 P4 RSS (Unravelling the gas and stellar kinematics of nearby starbursts and LIRGs)
2018-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
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Saturday, October 1, 2022
Night Log 2022-09-30
SA: Moses
SO: Thea
Others:
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Summary
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We observed many medium to high priority blocks despite a few technical issues and some thick clouds.
Science data taken for:
2022-1-SCI-020 P1 RSS (x2) (Revealing Physical Properties of Emission-Line Galaxies at z<0.4.)
2022-1-COM-002 P1 HRS (x3) (Commissioning Data for HRS @dlhwp)
2022-1-DDT-003 P1 RSS (Optical Spectroscopy of a Gamma-ray Emitting Galaxy Merger with Bent Relativistic Jets)
2020-1-MLT-008 P3 RSS (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2018-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
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SO: Thea
Others:
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Summary
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We observed many medium to high priority blocks despite a few technical issues and some thick clouds.
Science data taken for:
2022-1-SCI-020 P1 RSS (x2) (Revealing Physical Properties of Emission-Line Galaxies at z<0.4.)
2022-1-COM-002 P1 HRS (x3) (Commissioning Data for HRS @dlhwp)
2022-1-DDT-003 P1 RSS (Optical Spectroscopy of a Gamma-ray Emitting Galaxy Merger with Bent Relativistic Jets)
2020-1-MLT-008 P3 RSS (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2018-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
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