Night Log 2025-02-27

SA: Moses
SO: Shamin
Others: Narges, JC, Wimpie

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We had to deal with some high humidity and thick clouds but managed to observe a few high priority blocks.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (x2) (Followup of Transients)
2024-1-MLT-003 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2024-2-LSP-001 P2 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-SCI-011 P3 RSS (Observing hot and cool H-deficient stars to demonstrate evolution links.)

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Night Log 2025-02-26

SA: Moses
SO: Shamin
Others: Narges, JC, Wimpie

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We had mostly good weather tonight and were able to observe many high priority blocks, including four P0s.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-GWE-003 P0 RSS (EM-GW Follow-up)
2024-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (x3) (Followup of Transients)
2024-1-LSP-001 P1 NIR (x2) (Study of star formation quenching in post-starburst galaxies)
2024-2-SCI-027 P1 RSS (Studying kinematics and properties of starbursts and LIRGs using SALT IFUs)
2024-1-MLT-009 P2 RSS (Optical Spectroscopy of nearby Galaxies)
2024-2-LSP-001 P2 HRS (x2) (Followup of Transients)
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)

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Night Log 2025-02-25

SA: Antoine
SO: Shamin
Others: Moses (for handover), Narges and JC

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We only managed to observe one block before clouds and humidity forced us to close for the remainder time of the night.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-MLT-002 P2 RSS (MeerKAT follow-up study of gas-rich galaxies in the Fornax cluster. )

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Night Log 2025-02-24

SA: Antoine
SO: Shamin
Others: PPC members, Rosalind, Encarni and and others

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We only managed to do 6 blocks tonight before bad weather closed us for the rest of the night.

Science data taken for:
2023-2-MLT-002 P0 RSS (Constraining galaxy cluster merger geometries and timescales)
2024-2-DDT-003 P0 HRS (HD60435 Pulsation search)
2024-2-LSP-001 P1 HRS (x2) (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-SCI-024 P2 RSS (Studying the broad-line region in a quasar using reverberation mapping )
2024-2-LSP-002 P2 RSS (Pan-African AGN survey using SALT/IFS: tracing the properties of AGN and their host galaxies)

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Night Log 2025-02-23

SA: Antoine
SO: Veronica
Others: Nikita and Shamin

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We only managed to do 7 blocks tonight before bad weather closed us for the rest of the night.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-DDT-004 P1 HRS (Study of the complex magnetic field of a fast-rotating B-type star)
2024-2-LSP-001 P2 HRS (x4) (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-LSP-002 P2 RSS (Pan-African AGN survey using SALT/IFS: tracing the properties of AGN and their host galaxies)
2024-2-SCI-003 P4 HRS (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)

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Night Log 2025-02-22

SA: Antoine
SO: Veronica
Others: Alexei ( help on MOS observation), Anthony (help on pdet) and Iriwaan

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Despite encountering a few issues throughout the night, we successfully completed 11 blocks, including 3 P0 blocks—one of which was a GW event candidate.

Science data taken for:
2023-2-MLT-002 P0 RSS (Constraining galaxy cluster merger geometries and timescales)
2024-2-LSP-001 P0 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-GWE-001 P0 RSS (EM-GW Follow-up)
2024-2-DDT-002 P1 RSS (Study of a star undergoing obscurations caused by colliding planetesimals)
2024-2-SCI-004 P1 RSS (Probing the quasar outflows.)
2024-2-LSP-001 P1 RSS (x2) (Followup of Transients)
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-2-MLT-006 P2 HRS (HRS observations of a high mass binary system.)
2024-2-SCI-002 P2 HRS (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)

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Night Log 2025-02-21

SA: Antoine
SO: Veronica
Others: Anthony

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We managed to observe six blocks before the humidity forced us to close.

Science data taken for:
2024-1-SCI-026 P1 RSS (Spectroscopic study of the intermediate-mass X-ray binary system, 4U 1210-64)
2023-2-MLT-003 P2 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-1-MLT-006 P3 HRS (Monitor the spectral emission lines of these Be binaries.)
2024-1-MLT-010 P3 HRS (Stellar Characterisation of Ariel mission targets: derivation of N and O abundances)
2024-2-SCI-021 P3 RSS (Searching for fast-moving black holes )
2024-2-MLT-001 P3 HRS (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)

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Night Log 2025-02-20

SA: Antoine
SO: Veronica
Others: Nikita

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Lost the entire night to bad weather.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-02-19

SA: Antoine
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Night lost to weather.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-02-18

SA: Danièl
SO: Austun
Others: Lisa, Antoine (handover)

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We only managed to do 4 blocks tonight before bad weather closed us for the rest of the night.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-SCI-019 P1 RSS (Reconstructing the Star Formation History of the HI-truncated galaxy NGC1316A in the Fornax A group)
2023-2-LSP-001 P4 RSS (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)
2024-2-SCI-003 P4 HRS (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)
2023-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)

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Night Log 2025-02-17

SA: Danièl
SO: Austun
Others: Lisa, Dartmouth students

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Another full night of observations done, including a GW P0.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-GWE-001 P0 RSS (EM-GW Follow-up)
2016-2-COM-001 P1 RSS (Polarimetry test proposal)
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (x4) (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-2-LSP-001 P1 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2024-1-MLT-002 P2 RSS (Tracking Accretion Flows via BLR Emission in Changing-Look Active Galactic Nuclei)
2024-1-MLT-006 P3 HRS (Monitor the spectral emission lines of these Be binaries.)
2024-2-SCI-042 P3 RSS (Confirming the binary nature of yellow supergiants in the Magellanic Clouds)
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (x2) (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)
2024-1-MLT-010 P3 HRS (Stellar Characterisation of Ariel mission targets: derivation of N and O abundances)
2024-2-SCI-025 P4 HRS (x2) (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)

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Night Log 2025-02-16

SA: Danièl
SO: Austun
Others: E10 (HRS), Dartmouth students

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We had a good night, except for one hiccup, and managed to complete a few blocks along with a GW P0.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-GWE-001 P0 RSS (EM-GW Follow-up)
2024-2-COM-001 P1 HRS (HRS HS Commissioning )
2019-1-MLT-008 P1 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2024-2-SCI-024 P1 RSS (x2) (Studying the broad-line region in a quasar using reverberation mapping )
2024-2-DDT-004 P1 HRS (Study of the complex magnetic field of a fast-rotating B-type star)
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2024-1-SCI-026 P1 RSS (Spectroscopic study of the intermediate-mass X-ray binary system, 4U 1210-64)
2024-2-SCI-030 P2 RSS (testing grain alignment in Coalsack cloud through spectropolarimetry)
2024-2-MLT-003 P2 RSS (Photometric Reverberation Mapping of Seyfert AGN)
2024-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-SCI-021 P3 RSS (Searching for fast-moving black holes )
2024-2-SCI-004 P3 RSS (Probing the quasar outflows.)
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)
2024-2-SCI-003 P4 HRS (x2) (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)

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Night Log 2025-02-15

SA: Danièl
SO: Austun
Others: Dartmouth Students

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We managed to complete a few blocks tonight along with a GW P0 although seeing ultimately would cause us to not complete the block visit.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-SCI-040 P2 RSS (Constraining the initial mass of the progenitor of the neutron star in 2SXPS J075542.5-293353)
2024-2-SCI-002 P3 HRS (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)
2024-2-SCI-011 P3 RSS (Observing hot and cool H-deficient stars to demonstrate evolution links.)
2024-2-SCI-003 P4 HRS (x8) (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)
2024-2-SCI-029 P4 RSS (Artificial intelligence identification of extragalactic sources)
2024-2-ORP-004 P4 RSS (Study of LRN geometry)
2024-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (Spectroscopic monitoring of two unique red supergiants in the LMC)
2023-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)

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Night Log 2025-02-14

SA: Danièl
SO: Austun
Others:

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We had a smooth night, no technical issues. We also observed a GW event candidate.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-GWE-001 P0 RSS (EM-GW Follow-up)
2016-2-COM-001 P1 RSS (Polarimetry test proposal)
2024-2-DDT-004 P1 HRS (Study of the complex magnetic field of a fast-rotating B-type star)
2024-2-MLT-003 P2 RSS (Photometric Reverberation Mapping of Seyfert AGN)
2024-2-MLT-006 P2 HRS (HRS observations of a high mass binary system.)
2024-2-SCI-040 P2 RSS (Constraining the initial mass of the progenitor of the neutron star in 2SXPS J075542.5-293353)
2024-2-SCI-028 P3 HRS (Probing the mode of accretion in Herbig Be stars.)
2024-1-MLT-004 P3 RSS (Observations of white dwarf supernovae to be observed also with JWST.)
2024-2-SCI-002 P3 HRS (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)
2024-2-SCI-021 P3 RSS (Searching for fast-moving black holes )
2024-2-SCI-011 P3 HRS (Observing hot and cool H-deficient stars to demonstrate evolution links.)
2023-2-LSP-001 P4 RSS (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)
2024-2-MLT-001 P4 HRS (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2024-2-SCI-003 P4 HRS (x2) (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)

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Night Log 2025-02-13

SA: Danièl
SO: Austun
Others: E10 (mirror)

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We had a relative good night, although the humidity caused trouble around midnight. Humidity spiked, causing the seeing to blow up.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-DDT-004 P1 HRS (Study of the complex magnetic field of a fast-rotating B-type star)
2024-2-ORP-004 P2 RSS (x3) (Study of LRN geometry)
2024-2-SCI-021 P3 RSS (x2) (Searching for fast-moving black holes )
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)
2024-2-MLT-001 P3 HRS (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2023-2-MLT-005 P4 HRS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2024-2-SCI-003 P4 HRS (x4) (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)

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Night Log 2025-02-12

SA: Danièl
SO: Austun
Others: Dartmouth students, E10, Wimpie

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We had a few issues throughout the night, but managed to complete 13 blocks along with a P0.

Science data taken for:
2024-1-MLT-004 P0 RSS (Observations of white dwarf supernovae to be observed also with JWST.)
2024-1-SCI-026 P1 RSS (Spectroscopic study of the intermediate-mass X-ray binary system, 4U 1210-64)
2024-2-DDT-004 P1 HRS (Study of the complex magnetic field of a fast-rotating B-type star)
2024-1-MLT-003 P2 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2024-1-MLT-002 P2 RSS (Tracking Accretion Flows via BLR Emission in Changing-Look Active Galactic Nuclei)
2024-2-SCI-011 P2 HRS (Observing hot and cool H-deficient stars to demonstrate evolution links.)
2019-1-MLT-008 P2 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2024-2-MLT-001 P3 HRS (x2) (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2024-2-SCI-023 P3 HRS (Observations of ssrAp stars)
2024-2-SCI-003 P4 HRS (x3) (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)

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Night Log 2025-02-11

SA: Alexei
SO: Veronica
Others: Daniel and Ausrun for handover

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=> Stable night with bright moon and moderate and good seeing. Many blocks of different priorities were observed.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-ORP-005 P1 HRS (Bright white dwarf RVs)
2024-2-DDT-004 P1 HRS (Study of the complex magnetic field of a fast-rotating B-type star)
2024-2-SCI-011 P2 HRS (Observing hot and cool H-deficient stars to demonstrate evolution links.)
2024-2-SCI-034 P3 RSS (Characterizing the orbital parameters and accretion disk of an eclipsing high-mass X-ray binary)
2024-2-SCI-002 P3 HRS (x4) (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)
2024-2-SCI-021 P3 RSS (Searching for fast-moving black holes )
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2024-2-SCI-003 P4 HRS (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)
2023-2-LSP-001 P4 RSS (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)

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Night Log 2025-02-10

SA: Alexei
SO: Veronica
Others:

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=> Night with bright moon, moderate seeing and rising humidity. Were closed by humidity in about one hour before twilight. Only low priority blocks were observed.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-SCI-002 P3 HRS (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)
2024-2-SCI-021 P3 RSS (Searching for fast-moving black holes )
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2024-1-MLT-010 P3 HRS (Stellar Characterisation of Ariel mission targets: derivation of N and O abundances)
2024-2-SCI-023 P3 HRS (Observations of ssrAp stars)
2024-2-SCI-003 P4 HRS (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)
2024-2-MLT-001 P4 HRS (x2) (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2023-2-LSP-001 P4 RSS (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)

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Night Log 2025-02-09

SA: Alexei
SO: Veronica
Others:

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=> Unstable night with rising humidity and very bad seeing. Were closed by humidity at midnight. Some low priority blocks were observed.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-SCI-002 P3 HRS (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2024-2-SCI-021 P3 RSS (Searching for fast-moving black holes )
2024-2-SCI-034 P3 RSS (Characterizing the orbital parameters and accretion disk of an eclipsing high-mass X-ray binary)
2024-2-SCI-003 P4 HRS (x3) (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)

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Night Log 2025-02-08

SA: Alexei
SO: Veronica
Others:

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=> Bright moon night with slow growing humidity and quite variable seeing from very good till bad. Many blocks of different priorities were observed

Science data taken for:
2024-2-SCI-005 P1 RSS (x2) (Near-UV and visible spectroscopy of the primitive asteroids)
2019-1-MLT-008 P2 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2024-2-SCI-027 P2 RSS (Studying kinematics and properties of starbursts and LIRGs using SALT IFUs)
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (x3) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2024-2-MLT-001 P3 HRS (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2024-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (x2) (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-SCI-021 P3 RSS (Searching for fast-moving black holes )
2024-2-SCI-011 P3 HRS (Observing hot and cool H-deficient stars to demonstrate evolution links.)

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Night Log 2025-02-07

SA: Alexei
SO: Veronica
Others:

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=> Unstable night with rising humidity. Were closed by humidity at about midnight. Some blocks were observed during first half of the night.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-SCI-042 P2 RSS (x3) (Confirming the binary nature of yellow supergiants in the Magellanic Clouds)
2024-2-SCI-034 P3 RSS (Characterizing the orbital parameters and accretion disk of an eclipsing high-mass X-ray binary)
2024-2-MLT-001 P3 HRS (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2024-2-SCI-021 P3 RSS (Searching for fast-moving black holes )

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Night Log 2025-02-06

SA: Alexei
SO: Veronica
Others:

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=> Unstable night with rising humidity and moderate seeing. Were closed by humidity twice. Many high priority blocks were observed anyway.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-SCI-024 P0 RSS (Studying the broad-line region in a quasar using reverberation mapping )
2016-2-COM-001 P1 RSS (Polarimetry test proposal)
2024-2-SCI-004 P1 RSS (Probing the quasar outflows.)
2024-2-MLT-006 P2 HRS (HRS observations of a high mass binary system.)
2024-2-MLT-001 P2 HRS (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2024-1-MLT-006 P3 HRS (Monitor the spectral emission lines of these Be binaries.)

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Night Log 2025-02-05

SA: Alexei
SO: Veronica
Others:

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=> Unstable night with clouds and rising humidity. Were closed by humidity finally. Some high priority blocks were observed anyway.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-DDT-003 P0 HRS (HD60435 Pulsation search)
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-2-ORP-005 P2 HRS (Bright white dwarf RVs)
2024-1-MLT-009 P2 RSS (Optical Spectroscopy of nearby Galaxies)
2024-1-MLT-006 P3 HRS (Monitor the spectral emission lines of these Be binaries.)

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Night Log 2025-02-04

SA: Moses
SO: Shamin
Others: Alexei and Oleg

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We had a good night with good seeing and managed to observe many high priority blocks.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-LSP-001 P1 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-SCI-005 P1 RSS (x3) (Near-UV and visible spectroscopy of the primitive asteroids)
2024-1-SCI-026 P1 RSS (Spectroscopic study of the intermediate-mass X-ray binary system, 4U 1210-64)
2024-2-SCI-012 P1 RSS (Tracing the large-scale galactic outflows)
2024-2-SCI-027 P1 RSS (Studying kinematics and properties of starbursts and LIRGs using SALT IFUs)
2023-2-MLT-003 P2 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-1-MLT-009 P2 RSS (Optical Spectroscopy of nearby Galaxies)
2024-2-SCI-024 P2 RSS (Studying the broad-line region in a quasar using reverberation mapping )
2024-2-DDT-001 P2 RSS (Spectra of blue low-mass galaxies)

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Night Log 2025-02-03

SA: Moses
SO: Shamin
Others:

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We had a productive night despite a few minor problems and we managed to observe many low to high priority blocks.

Science data taken for:
2024-1-MLT-009 P0 RSS (x2) (Optical Spectroscopy of nearby Galaxies)
2016-2-COM-001 P1 RSS (Polarimetry test proposal)
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-2-LSP-001 P1 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-ORP-003 P2 RSS (Astrometry of mid-sized TransNeptunian Objects)
2024-2-SCI-038 P2 RSS (x2) (Probing magnetic field strength of magnetic cataclysmic variables stars )
2024-2-SCI-004 P3 RSS (Probing the quasar outflows.)

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Night Log 2025-02-02

SA: Moses
SO: Shamin
Others: Wimpie, Antoine (in the afternoon for SMI tests)

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Clear skies tonight and smooth night tonight. We managed to observe a wide range range of high priority blocks tonight.

Science data taken for:
2024-1-MLT-009 P0 RSS (x2) (Optical Spectroscopy of nearby Galaxies)
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-2-DDT-001 P1 RSS (Spectra of blue low-mass galaxies)
2024-2-SCI-027 P1 RSS (Studying kinematics and properties of starbursts and LIRGs using SALT IFUs)
2024-2-SCI-012 P1 RSS (x3) (Tracing the large-scale galactic outflows)
2024-2-SCI-004 P2 RSS (Probing the quasar outflows.)
2024-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (Spectroscopic monitoring of two unique red supergiants in the LMC)

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Night Log 2025-02-01

SA: Moses
SO: Shamin
Others:

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We had clear skies mostly okay, but variable seeing tonight, and we managed to observe mostly high and medium priority blocks.

Science data taken for:
2024-1-MLT-009 P0 RSS (x2) (Optical Spectroscopy of nearby Galaxies)
2024-2-SCI-019 P1 RSS (Reconstructing the Star Formation History of the HI-truncated galaxy NGC1316A in the Fornax A group)
2024-2-LSP-001 P1 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-SCI-027 P2 RSS (Studying kinematics and properties of starbursts and LIRGs using SALT IFUs)
2024-2-DDT-001 P2 RSS (Spectra of blue low-mass galaxies)
2024-2-SCI-004 P3 RSS (x2) (Probing the quasar outflows.)

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Night Log 2025-01-31

SA: Moses
SO: Shamin
Others: Antoine (remotely for SMI)

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We managed to observe many high priority blocks tonight despite some techincal issues and variable seeing.

Science data taken for:
2024-1-MLT-009 P0 RSS (Optical Spectroscopy of nearby Galaxies)
2024-2-COM-001 P1 HRS (HRS HS Commissioning )
2024-2-SCI-027 P1 RSS (Studying kinematics and properties of starbursts and LIRGs using SALT IFUs)
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (x2) (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-2-SCI-019 P1 RSS (Reconstructing the Star Formation History of the HI-truncated galaxy NGC1316A in the Fornax A group)
2024-2-DDT-001 P1 RSS (Spectra of blue low-mass galaxies)
2024-2-LSP-001 P1 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-SCI-021 P3 RSS (Searching for fast-moving black holes )
2024-2-SCI-003 P4 HRS (x2) (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)

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