SA: Petri
SO: Xola
Others: Minna
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Summary
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A very good, clear and stable night, with reasonable seeing and no issues whatsoever.
Many high priority HRS and RSS blocks observed.
Science data taken for:
2020-1-MLT-008 P1 RSS (x2) (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2021-1-MLT-005 P1 HRS (x2) (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
2021-2-LSP-001 P1 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2022-1-MLT-004 P2 HRS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2022-2-SCI-015 P2 RSS (Study of the galaxies that produces strong MgII absorption in the spectra of the background quasars.)
2022-2-SCI-010 P2 HRS (Tracing of metallicity gradient)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
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Saturday, December 31, 2022
Friday, December 30, 2022
Night Log 2022-12-29
SA: Danièl
SO: Xola
Others:
SO: Xola
Others:
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Summary
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We managed to complete 4 blocks before humidity closed kept us closed for the remainder of the night.
Science data taken for:
2021-2-LSP-001 P1 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2020-2-MLT-007 P1 HRS (HRS observations of a high mass binary system.)
2021-1-MLT-005 P2 RSS (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
2021-2-MLT-006 P3 HRS (Accurate parameters of stars in Tight Triple Systems)
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Thursday, December 29, 2022
Night Log 2022-12-28
SA: Solohery
SO: Xola
Others: Richard
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Summary
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A full night with clear skies and a mix of high and lower priority blocks were observed.
Science data taken for:
2022-2-SCI-020 P1 RSS (The stellar populations of unusual galaxies from the MeerKAT Fornax Survey)
2021-2-LSP-001 P1 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2020-1-MLT-008 P1 RSS (x4) (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2022-2-SCI-010 P2 HRS (Tracing of metallicity gradient)
2021-2-MLT-005 P2 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2022-2-SCI-029 P3 HRS (Probing the vertical temperature profile evolution in a protoplanetary disc)
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SO: Xola
Others: Richard
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Summary
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A full night with clear skies and a mix of high and lower priority blocks were observed.
Science data taken for:
2022-2-SCI-020 P1 RSS (The stellar populations of unusual galaxies from the MeerKAT Fornax Survey)
2021-2-LSP-001 P1 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2020-1-MLT-008 P1 RSS (x4) (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2022-2-SCI-010 P2 HRS (Tracing of metallicity gradient)
2021-2-MLT-005 P2 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2022-2-SCI-029 P3 HRS (Probing the vertical temperature profile evolution in a protoplanetary disc)
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Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Night Log 2022-12-27
SA: Alexei
SO: Thea
Others:
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Summary
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=> Stable night with moderate seeing. Many high priority blocks were observed.
Science data taken for:
2018-1-MLT-004 P1 SCAM (Dark energy and the expansion rate of the Universe from quasar monitoring.)
2020-1-MLT-008 P1 RSS (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2020-2-MLT-007 P1 HRS (HRS observations of a high mass binary system.)
2021-2-LSP-001 P1 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2020-1-MLT-005 P2 RSS (Study of extraplanar diffuse ionized gas in moderately inclined galaxies.)
2022-2-SCI-010 P2 HRS (Tracing of metallicity gradient)
2022-2-SCI-024 P2 RSS (x2) (Spectroscopy of ultra-diffuse galaxies)
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SO: Thea
Others:
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Summary
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=> Stable night with moderate seeing. Many high priority blocks were observed.
Science data taken for:
2018-1-MLT-004 P1 SCAM (Dark energy and the expansion rate of the Universe from quasar monitoring.)
2020-1-MLT-008 P1 RSS (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2020-2-MLT-007 P1 HRS (HRS observations of a high mass binary system.)
2021-2-LSP-001 P1 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2020-1-MLT-005 P2 RSS (Study of extraplanar diffuse ionized gas in moderately inclined galaxies.)
2022-2-SCI-010 P2 HRS (Tracing of metallicity gradient)
2022-2-SCI-024 P2 RSS (x2) (Spectroscopy of ultra-diffuse galaxies)
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Tuesday, December 27, 2022
Night Log 2022-12-26
SA: Alexei
SO: Thea
Others:
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Summary
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=> Nice stable night with good seeing. 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-SCI-005 P1 RSS (Probing the quasar outflows.)
2022-1-MLT-005 P1 RSS (Constraining galaxy cluster merger geometries and timescales)
2021-2-LSP-001 P1 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2022-2-MLT-001 P1 RSS (Longslit observations of MHONGOOSE Galaxies)
2022-1-MLT-003 P2 RSS (x2) (Void galaxies in the Local Volume: probing peculiarities of their chemical evolution)
2022-2-SCI-011 P3 HRS (Discovering new metal-poor stars)
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SO: Thea
Others:
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Summary
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=> Nice stable night with good seeing. 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-SCI-005 P1 RSS (Probing the quasar outflows.)
2022-1-MLT-005 P1 RSS (Constraining galaxy cluster merger geometries and timescales)
2021-2-LSP-001 P1 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2022-2-MLT-001 P1 RSS (Longslit observations of MHONGOOSE Galaxies)
2022-1-MLT-003 P2 RSS (x2) (Void galaxies in the Local Volume: probing peculiarities of their chemical evolution)
2022-2-SCI-011 P3 HRS (Discovering new metal-poor stars)
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Monday, December 26, 2022
Night Log 2022-12-25
SA: Alexei
SO: Thea
Others:
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Summary
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=> Dark night with rising humidity and moderate seeing. Were closed by humidity finally.
Science data taken for:
2022-2-MLT-001 P1 RSS (x2) (Longslit observations of MHONGOOSE Galaxies)
2022-2-SCI-018 P1 HRS (Observations of Ap stars @dlhwp)
2020-2-MLT-007 P1 HRS (HRS observations of a high mass binary system.)
2022-2-SCI-034 P1 RSS (Confirming the discovery of two bent AGN in the same group)
2020-1-MLT-005 P2 RSS (Study of extraplanar diffuse ionized gas in moderately inclined galaxies.)
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SO: Thea
Others:
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Summary
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=> Dark night with rising humidity and moderate seeing. Were closed by humidity finally.
Science data taken for:
2022-2-MLT-001 P1 RSS (x2) (Longslit observations of MHONGOOSE Galaxies)
2022-2-SCI-018 P1 HRS (Observations of Ap stars @dlhwp)
2020-2-MLT-007 P1 HRS (HRS observations of a high mass binary system.)
2022-2-SCI-034 P1 RSS (Confirming the discovery of two bent AGN in the same group)
2020-1-MLT-005 P2 RSS (Study of extraplanar diffuse ionized gas in moderately inclined galaxies.)
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Sunday, December 25, 2022
Night Log 2022-12-24
SA: Alexei
SO: Thea
Others: Santa with bad weather
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Summary
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=> Cloudy night. We try to observe, but clouds close us again and humidity rises to the limit. No science observations were done.
No science data taken.
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SO: Thea
Others: Santa with bad weather
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Summary
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=> Cloudy night. We try to observe, but clouds close us again and humidity rises to the limit. No science observations were done.
No science data taken.
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Saturday, December 24, 2022
Night Log 2022-12-23
SA: Alexei
SO: Thea
Others:
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Summary
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=> Night was lost due to weather
No science data taken.
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SO: Thea
Others:
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Summary
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=> Night was lost due to weather
No science data taken.
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Friday, December 23, 2022
Night Log 2022-12-22
SA: Alexei
SO: Thea
Others:
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Summary
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=> Unstable weather with clouds coming soon after beginning of the night. Some blocks were observed before we were closed by clouds.
Science data taken for:
2022-2-SCI-034 P1 RSS (Confirming the discovery of two bent AGN in the same group)
2021-2-LSP-001 P1 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2022-2-SCI-010 P2 HRS (x2) (Tracing of metallicity gradient)
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SO: Thea
Others:
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Summary
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=> Unstable weather with clouds coming soon after beginning of the night. Some blocks were observed before we were closed by clouds.
Science data taken for:
2022-2-SCI-034 P1 RSS (Confirming the discovery of two bent AGN in the same group)
2021-2-LSP-001 P1 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2022-2-SCI-010 P2 HRS (x2) (Tracing of metallicity gradient)
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Thursday, December 22, 2022
Night Log 2022-12-21
SA: Alexei
SO: Thea
Others:
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Summary
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=> Clear night with moderate to good seeing. Many high priority blocks were observed.
Science data taken for:
2018-1-MLT-004 P1 RSS (Dark energy and the expansion rate of the Universe from quasar monitoring.)
2020-2-MLT-007 P1 HRS (HRS observations of a high mass binary system.)
2022-2-SCI-005 P1 RSS (Probing the quasar outflows.)
2022-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (Identifying chemical tracers of mass transfer for 16 candidate Field Blue Stragglers/Lurkers.)
2021-2-LSP-001 P2 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2022-2-SCI-010 P2 HRS (Tracing of metallicity gradient)
2021-2-MLT-006 P3 HRS (Accurate parameters of stars in Tight Triple Systems)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
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SO: Thea
Others:
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Summary
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=> Clear night with moderate to good seeing. Many high priority blocks were observed.
Science data taken for:
2018-1-MLT-004 P1 RSS (Dark energy and the expansion rate of the Universe from quasar monitoring.)
2020-2-MLT-007 P1 HRS (HRS observations of a high mass binary system.)
2022-2-SCI-005 P1 RSS (Probing the quasar outflows.)
2022-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (Identifying chemical tracers of mass transfer for 16 candidate Field Blue Stragglers/Lurkers.)
2021-2-LSP-001 P2 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2022-2-SCI-010 P2 HRS (Tracing of metallicity gradient)
2021-2-MLT-006 P3 HRS (Accurate parameters of stars in Tight Triple Systems)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
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Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Night Log 2022-12-20
SA: Rudi
SO: Thea
Others: Alexei, Tamara, Richard, Timmy
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Summary
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Once again the weather turned bad before we could really get going. A technical issue at the start of the night prevented us from even getting one block observed.
No science data taken.
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SO: Thea
Others: Alexei, Tamara, Richard, Timmy
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Summary
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Once again the weather turned bad before we could really get going. A technical issue at the start of the night prevented us from even getting one block observed.
No science data taken.
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Night Log 2022-12-19
SA: Rudi
SO: Thea
Others:
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Summary
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Another night where the weather kept us closed.
No science data taken.
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SO: Thea
Others:
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Summary
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Another night where the weather kept us closed.
No science data taken.
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Monday, December 19, 2022
Night Log 2022-12-18
SA: Rudi
SO: Thea
Others:
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Summary
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Finally managed to open the telescope and get some blocks observed after the rainy week we've had so far.
Science data taken for:
2022-2-SCI-015 P1 RSS (Study of the galaxies that produces strong MgII absorption in the spectra of the background quasars.)
2020-1-MLT-005 P1 RSS (Study of extraplanar diffuse ionized gas in moderately inclined galaxies.)
2022-2-MLT-001 P1 RSS (Longslit observations of MHONGOOSE Galaxies)
2022-2-MLT-003 P2 RSS (x3) (Tracing the evolution of the most massive galaxies in the universe)
2022-1-MLT-003 P2 RSS (Void galaxies in the Local Volume: probing peculiarities of their chemical evolution)
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SO: Thea
Others:
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Summary
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Finally managed to open the telescope and get some blocks observed after the rainy week we've had so far.
Science data taken for:
2022-2-SCI-015 P1 RSS (Study of the galaxies that produces strong MgII absorption in the spectra of the background quasars.)
2020-1-MLT-005 P1 RSS (Study of extraplanar diffuse ionized gas in moderately inclined galaxies.)
2022-2-MLT-001 P1 RSS (Longslit observations of MHONGOOSE Galaxies)
2022-2-MLT-003 P2 RSS (x3) (Tracing the evolution of the most massive galaxies in the universe)
2022-1-MLT-003 P2 RSS (Void galaxies in the Local Volume: probing peculiarities of their chemical evolution)
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Sunday, December 18, 2022
Night Log 2022-12-17
SA: Rudi
SO: Thea
Others:
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Summary
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Another night where the humidity and ridge cloud kept us closed all night.
No science data taken.
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SO: Thea
Others:
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Summary
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Another night where the humidity and ridge cloud kept us closed all night.
No science data taken.
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Saturday, December 17, 2022
Night Log 2022-12-16
SA: Rudi
SO: Thea
Others:
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Summary
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Clouds and high humidity kept us closed all night.
No science data taken.
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SO: Thea
Others:
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Summary
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Clouds and high humidity kept us closed all night.
No science data taken.
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Friday, December 16, 2022
Night Log 2022-12-15
SA: Rudi
SO: Thea
Others:
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Summary
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Rain, clouds and humidity kept us closed all night.
No science data taken.
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SO: Thea
Others:
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Summary
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Rain, clouds and humidity kept us closed all night.
No science data taken.
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Thursday, December 15, 2022
Night Log 2022-12-14
SA: Rudi
SO: Thea
Others: Wimpie, Michael Backes and partner.
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Summary
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We managed to get 2 blocks observed before the humidity forced us to close.
Science data taken for:
2020-1-MLT-005 P1 RSS (Study of extraplanar diffuse ionized gas in moderately inclined galaxies.)
2022-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (Tracing the evolution of the most massive galaxies in the universe)
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SO: Thea
Others: Wimpie, Michael Backes and partner.
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Summary
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We managed to get 2 blocks observed before the humidity forced us to close.
Science data taken for:
2020-1-MLT-005 P1 RSS (Study of extraplanar diffuse ionized gas in moderately inclined galaxies.)
2022-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (Tracing the evolution of the most massive galaxies in the universe)
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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Night Log 2022-12-13
SA: Rosalind
SO: Veronica
Others:
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Summary
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Entire night lost to high humidity.
No science data taken.
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SO: Veronica
Others:
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Summary
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Entire night lost to high humidity.
No science data taken.
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Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Night Log 2022-12-12
SA: Rosalind
SO: Veronica
Others:
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Summary
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Entire night lost to poor weather - high humidity. I took some closed dome focus run tests for the new grating, PG0700.
No science data taken.
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SO: Veronica
Others:
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Summary
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Entire night lost to poor weather - high humidity. I took some closed dome focus run tests for the new grating, PG0700.
No science data taken.
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Monday, December 12, 2022
Night Log 2022-12-11
SA: Rosalind
SO: Veronica
Others:
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Summary
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Entire night lost to rainy 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 rainy weather.
No science data taken.
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Sunday, December 11, 2022
Night Log 2022-12-10
SA: Rosalind
SO: Veronica
Others:
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Summary
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Most of the night was lost to rainy conditions. Surprisingly, we were able to open in the early hours of the morning, after the rain. We observed four targets with low priority.
Science data taken for:
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2021-2-MLT-005 P4 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2021-2-MLT-004 P4 RSS (x2) (Spectropolarimetric Monitoring of eta Car)
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SO: Veronica
Others:
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Summary
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Most of the night was lost to rainy conditions. Surprisingly, we were able to open in the early hours of the morning, after the rain. We observed four targets with low priority.
Science data taken for:
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2021-2-MLT-005 P4 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2021-2-MLT-004 P4 RSS (x2) (Spectropolarimetric Monitoring of eta Car)
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Saturday, December 10, 2022
Night Log 2022-12-09
SA: Rosalind
SO: Veronica
Others: Moses for twilight tests
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Summary
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A smooth clear and bright night of observing with moderate seeing. We observed 12 blocks of mixed priorities.
Science data taken for:
2021-1-MLT-005 P1 HRS (x2) (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
2022-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (Identifying chemical tracers of mass transfer for 16 candidate Field Blue Stragglers/Lurkers.)
2022-2-SCI-018 P1 HRS (Observations of Ap stars @dlhwp)
2019-1-MLT-008 P3 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2022-1-MLT-004 P3 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (x3) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2021-1-MLT-005 P4 RSS (x2) (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
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SO: Veronica
Others: Moses for twilight tests
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Summary
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A smooth clear and bright night of observing with moderate seeing. We observed 12 blocks of mixed priorities.
Science data taken for:
2021-1-MLT-005 P1 HRS (x2) (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
2022-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (Identifying chemical tracers of mass transfer for 16 candidate Field Blue Stragglers/Lurkers.)
2022-2-SCI-018 P1 HRS (Observations of Ap stars @dlhwp)
2019-1-MLT-008 P3 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2022-1-MLT-004 P3 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (x3) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2021-1-MLT-005 P4 RSS (x2) (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
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Friday, December 9, 2022
Night Log 2022-12-08
SA: Rosalind
SO: Veronica
Others:
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Summary
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Much of the night was affected by cloudy weather. We had a few opportunities to take data in between banks of cloud and were able to complete the observations for four blocks.
Science data taken for:
2021-2-LSP-001 P2 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (x3) (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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Much of the night was affected by cloudy weather. We had a few opportunities to take data in between banks of cloud and were able to complete the observations for four blocks.
Science data taken for:
2021-2-LSP-001 P2 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (x3) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
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Thursday, December 8, 2022
Night Log 2022-12-07
SA: Rosalind
SO: Veronica
Others:
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Summary
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A clear night in Sutherland with moderate to poor seeing, which meant we did mostly lower priority blocks. Very little technical downtime.
Science data taken for:
2021-2-LSP-001 P2 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2021-2-MLT-006 P3 HRS (Accurate parameters of stars in Tight Triple Systems)
2022-2-SCI-004 P4 RSS (x4) (Building a sample of AGN-dust dominated galaxies)
2021-1-MLT-005 P4 RSS (x3) (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
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SO: Veronica
Others:
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Summary
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A clear night in Sutherland with moderate to poor seeing, which meant we did mostly lower priority blocks. Very little technical downtime.
Science data taken for:
2021-2-LSP-001 P2 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2021-2-MLT-006 P3 HRS (Accurate parameters of stars in Tight Triple Systems)
2022-2-SCI-004 P4 RSS (x4) (Building a sample of AGN-dust dominated galaxies)
2021-1-MLT-005 P4 RSS (x3) (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
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Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Night Log 2022-12-06
SA: Moses
SO: Veronica
Others: SAAO students, Nic, Brett, Leicester students, Matt Burleigh
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Summary
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We had a productive night despite the poor seeing. The sky was clear and we were able to observe many blocks, mostly low priority, but a few high priority and P0s as well.
Science data taken for:
2021-2-MLT-004 P1 RSS (x2) (Spectropolarimetric Monitoring of eta Car)
2022-1-MLT-004 P3 RSS (x4) (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2021-1-MLT-005 P3 RSS (x2) (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
2021-2-MLT-006 P4 HRS (Accurate parameters of stars in Tight Triple Systems)
2022-2-SCI-004 P4 RSS (Building a sample of AGN-dust dominated galaxies)
2022-2-SCI-023 P4 RSS (Probing the environment inside Extreme Emission Line Dwarf Galaxies)
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SO: Veronica
Others: SAAO students, Nic, Brett, Leicester students, Matt Burleigh
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Summary
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We had a productive night despite the poor seeing. The sky was clear and we were able to observe many blocks, mostly low priority, but a few high priority and P0s as well.
Science data taken for:
2021-2-MLT-004 P1 RSS (x2) (Spectropolarimetric Monitoring of eta Car)
2022-1-MLT-004 P3 RSS (x4) (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2021-1-MLT-005 P3 RSS (x2) (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
2021-2-MLT-006 P4 HRS (Accurate parameters of stars in Tight Triple Systems)
2022-2-SCI-004 P4 RSS (Building a sample of AGN-dust dominated galaxies)
2022-2-SCI-023 P4 RSS (Probing the environment inside Extreme Emission Line Dwarf Galaxies)
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Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Night Log 2022-12-05
SA: Moses
SO: Veronica
Others:
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Summary
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Lost the whole night due to bad weather (clouds).
No science data taken.
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SO: Veronica
Others:
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Summary
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Lost the whole night due to bad weather (clouds).
No science data taken.
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Monday, December 5, 2022
Night Log 2022-12-04
SA: Moses
SO: Veronica
Others:
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Summary
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Bad Seeing and clouds made tonight rather tricky, but we still managed to observe a few blocks before the clouds and humidity took over at around midnight.
Science data taken for:
2021-1-MLT-005 P4 RSS (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
2022-2-SCI-018 P4 HRS (Observations of Ap stars @dlhwp)
2022-2-SCI-004 P4 RSS (x2) (Building a sample of AGN-dust dominated galaxies)
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SO: Veronica
Others:
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Summary
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Bad Seeing and clouds made tonight rather tricky, but we still managed to observe a few blocks before the clouds and humidity took over at around midnight.
Science data taken for:
2021-1-MLT-005 P4 RSS (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
2022-2-SCI-018 P4 HRS (Observations of Ap stars @dlhwp)
2022-2-SCI-004 P4 RSS (x2) (Building a sample of AGN-dust dominated galaxies)
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Sunday, December 4, 2022
Night Log 2022-12-03
SA: Moses
SO: Veronica
Others:
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Summary
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Whole night lost due to bad weather (clouds).
No science data taken.
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SO: Veronica
Others:
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Summary
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Whole night lost due to bad weather (clouds).
No science data taken.
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Saturday, December 3, 2022
Night Log 2022-12-02
SA: Moses
SO: Veronica
Others: Danièl (for polarimetry calibrations)
SO: Veronica
Others: Danièl (for polarimetry calibrations)
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Summary
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Clear skies tonight and decent seeing, we managed to observe many blocks until the night was cut short by high humidity.
Science data taken for:
2022-2-SCI-018 P1 HRS (Observations of Ap stars @dlhwp)
2022-2-SCI-024 P2 RSS (Spectroscopy of ultra-diffuse galaxies)
2022-2-SCI-011 P3 HRS (Discovering new metal-poor stars)
2022-2-SCI-035 P3 HRS (Determination of spectroscopic orbits of some selected stars)
2022-2-SCI-029 P3 HRS (Probing the vertical temperature profile evolution in a protoplanetary disc)
2022-2-SCI-017 P4 HRS (Observations of ssrAp stars @dlhwp)
2022-2-SCI-023 P4 RSS (Probing the environment inside Extreme Emission Line Dwarf Galaxies)
2018-1-MLT-004 P4 RSS (Dark energy and the expansion rate of the Universe from quasar monitoring.)
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Friday, December 2, 2022
Night Log 2022-12-01
SA: Moses
SO: Veronica
Others: Danièl (pol cal)
SO: Veronica
Others: Danièl (pol cal)
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Summary
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Very productive night. We had clear skies the entire night with reasonable seeing. And we managed to observe blocks with a wide range of priorities, with many high priority ones after the moon set.
Science data taken for:
2021-2-MLT-004 P1 RSS (Spectropolarimetric Monitoring of eta Car)
2022-2-SCI-032 P1 RSS (Unveiling deeply hidden growing black holes)
2020-2-MLT-007 P1 HRS (HRS observations of a high mass binary system.)
2022-2-SCI-016 P1 HRS (Spectroscopic classification of Gaia microlensing event candidates)
2022-2-MLT-001 P1 RSS (Longslit observations of MHONGOOSE Galaxies)
2022-1-MLT-004 P2 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2021-1-MLT-005 P3 RSS (x3) (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
2022-2-SCI-004 P4 RSS (Building a sample of AGN-dust dominated galaxies)
2022-2-MLT-002 P4 HRS (Follow-up of tight stellar quadruples)
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Thursday, December 1, 2022
Night Log 2022-11-30
SA: Moses
SO: Veronica
Others: Lee, Eben (to help with glycol/chiller)
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Summary
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Tonight went relatively smoothly, the seeing was decent for most of the night and so was the transparency. We managed to observe a mix of high and low priority blocks.
Science data taken for:
2022-2-SCI-006 P1 RSS (Optical followup of MALS targets.)
2022-1-MLT-003 P2 RSS (Void galaxies in the Local Volume: probing peculiarities of their chemical evolution)
2022-2-SCI-024 P2 RSS (Spectroscopy of ultra-diffuse galaxies)
2021-1-MLT-005 P3 RSS (x2) (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
2022-2-SCI-011 P3 HRS (Discovering new metal-poor stars)
2021-2-MLT-006 P4 HRS (Accurate parameters of stars in Tight Triple Systems)
2022-2-SCI-004 P4 RSS (x2) (Building a sample of AGN-dust dominated galaxies)
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SO: Veronica
Others: Lee, Eben (to help with glycol/chiller)
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Summary
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Tonight went relatively smoothly, the seeing was decent for most of the night and so was the transparency. We managed to observe a mix of high and low priority blocks.
Science data taken for:
2022-2-SCI-006 P1 RSS (Optical followup of MALS targets.)
2022-1-MLT-003 P2 RSS (Void galaxies in the Local Volume: probing peculiarities of their chemical evolution)
2022-2-SCI-024 P2 RSS (Spectroscopy of ultra-diffuse galaxies)
2021-1-MLT-005 P3 RSS (x2) (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
2022-2-SCI-011 P3 HRS (Discovering new metal-poor stars)
2021-2-MLT-006 P4 HRS (Accurate parameters of stars in Tight Triple Systems)
2022-2-SCI-004 P4 RSS (x2) (Building a sample of AGN-dust dominated galaxies)
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