Night Log 2016-03-06

SA: Paul
SO: Veronica
Others: Steve C

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- We were closed for most of the night due to rain and clouds. It cleared and we opened around 03:30. Managed to get one program in.

- Got data for:
2015-2-DDT-003 P0 HRS (Linking optical emission line variability to X-ray activity in Be/X-ray binaries)

Night Log 2016-03-05

SA: Paul
SO: Thea
Others:

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- Rain at the beginning of the night and cloudy conditions kept us from opening. No data taken tonight.

Night Log 2016-03-04

SA: Paul
SO: Veronica
Others: Steve C

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- Good observing conditions tonight. Seeing was close to 1'' for most of the night and the weather was clear. Had a productive night with minor technical issues.

- Obtained data for the following programs:
2015-2-MLT-001 P0 SCAM (Followup spectroscopy of transients)
2015-1-COM-002 P0 RSS (Polarimetry test proposal)
2015-2-SVP-002 P0 RSS (Spectropolarimetric observations to verify that spectropolarimetry is ready for science!)
2015-2-MLT-004 P1 RSS (Unraveling ring galaxies)
2015-2-MLT-006 P1 RSS (Characterising Strong Gravitational Lensing systems)
2015-2-SCI-005 P1 RSS (x4) (Looking for Companions to a High-Redshift Gas-Rich Galaxy)
2015-2-SCI-019 P2 RSS (Searching for binaries in unusual central stars of planetary nebulae )
2015-2-SCI-030 P2 RSS (Searching for high redshift quasars for the MeerKAT Absorption Line Survey (MALS))
2015-2-SCI-029 P3 RSS (Spectroscopy of Kepler K2 White Dwarfs)

Night Log 2016-03-03

SA: Paul
SO: Thea
Others:

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- Had clear conditions and good seeing for most of the evening. One minor technical issue, otherwise we had a productive night.

- Obtained data for the following programs:

2015-2-DDT-003 P0 HRS (Linking optical emission line variability to X-ray activity in Be/X-ray binaries)
2015-2-SCI-005 P0 RSS (x2) (Looking for Companions to a High-Redshift Gas-Rich Galaxy)
2015-2-SVP-003 P0 RSS (Commissioning Polarimetric Observations of Supernova (PI: @astrocrawford))
2015-2-MLT-006 P1 RSS (Characterising Strong Gravitational Lensing systems)
2015-2-SCI-012 P1 RSS (Searching for a companion to the eclipsing binary 1SWASP J161253.63-022042.2)
2015-2-SCI-017 P1 SCAM (Dark energy and the expansion rate of the Universe from quasar monitoring.)
2015-1-MLT-004 P2 RSS (Deriving the mass of the central super-massive black hole in the core of active galaxies)
2015-2-SCI-056 P4 HRS (x2) (Tracing the chemical history of our galaxy)

Night Log 2016-03-02

SA: Paul
SO: Thea
Others: Anastasia, Anthony, Steve C

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- A clear and stable night. Was a tech issue free night till the last observation.

- Managed to obtain data for the following programs:

2015-1-MLT-002 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far.)
2015-2-SVP-003 P0 RSS (Commissioning Polarimetric Observations of Supernova (PI: @astrocrawford))
2015-2-COM-003 P0 RSS (Polarimetry test proposal)
2015-2-MLT-006 P1 RSS (x2) (Characterising Strong Gravitational Lensing systems)
2015-2-SCI-049 P4 RSS (Monitoring the X-ray bright sgB[e] stars in Magellanic Clouds)
2015-2-SCI-043 P4 RSS (Spectroscopic observations of bright RR Lyrae variables)

Night Log 2016-03-01

SA: Brent
SO: Fred
Others: PTT (Paul 'Til Twilight), Steve C, Tim-Oliver and Rick

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A relatively smooth night with good stretches of great seeing. Data taken for:

2015-2-MLT-004 P1 RSS (Unraveling ring galaxies)
2015-2-MLT-006 P1 RSS (x4) (Characterising Strong Gravitational Lensing systems)
2015-2-SCI-031 P2 RSS (Connecting QSO absorption line systems with the associated galaxies)
2015-2-SCI-019 P2 RSS (Searching for binaries in unusual central stars of planetary nebulae )
2015-2-SCI-041 P3 RSS (Spectroscopic classification of candidate magnetic cataclysmic variables in the CRTS)
2015-2-SCI-043 P4 RSS (Spectroscopic observations of bright RR Lyrae variables)
2015-2-SCI-056 P4 HRS (Tracing the chemical history of our galaxy)

Night Log 2016-02-29

SA: Brent
SO: Fred
Others: Tim-Oliver, Taka and colleagues

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A productive night with a few weird software quirks in the morning due to leap day. Data taken for:

2015-2-SCI-030 P2 RSS (x2) (Searching for high redshift quasars for the MeerKAT Absorption Line Survey (MALS))
2015-2-SCI-019 P2 RSS (x2) (Searching for binaries in unusual central stars of planetary nebulae )
2015-2-SCI-035 P3 RSS (Identifying new ultracompact binary star systems through their spectral characteristics)
2015-2-SCI-046 P3 RSS (A spectral study on low-mass T Tauri stars in the high mass star forming regions RCW 34 and NGC 2626)
2015-2-SCI-026 P3 RSS (Probing the time variability of QSO absorption line)
2015-2-SCI-056 P4 HRS (x4) (Tracing the chemical history of our galaxy)