Night Log 2017-02-13

SA: Alexei
SO: Veronica
Others: Day team, working with dome

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=> Bright night with moderate seeing and rising humidity. Observations were stopped by humidity at about 3:00.

=> Data were taken for programs:
2016-1-MLT-007 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far.)
2016-2-SCI-003 P2 HRS (Evolved binaries in the Magellanic Clouds)
2016-2-SCI-034 P3 HRS (x3) (Searching for evolved binary stars with long orbital periods)
2016-2-SCI-012 P3 RSS (Observations of tidal dwarf ellipticals in the NGC5291.)
2016-1-MLT-003 P4 RSS (x2) (Spectroscopic observations of bright RR Lyrae variables)
2016-2-SCI-058 P4 SCAM (Studying the long-term behavior of classical novae after their eruptions )

Night Log 2017-02-12

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

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=> Only two hours of very unstable weather before we were closed by humidity. Clouds as well.

=> Data were taken for programs:
2016-2-DDT-004 P0 RSS (Fast transient exploration)
2016-1-MLT-002 P3 HRS (Analysis of metallicity gradient and local chemical composition heterogeneity in the Galactic disk)
2016-2-SCI-056 P4 HRS (The search for Black Holes in binaries that will eventually merge.)

Night Log 2017-02-11

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

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=> Bright night with moderate seeing and rising humidity. We were closed by humidity at 04:30

=> Data were taken for programs:
2016-2-SCI-021 P2 RSS (Line profile variations in PKS 1020-103)
2016-1-MLT-007 P2 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far.)
2016-2-SCI-012 P3 RSS (Observations of tidal dwarf ellipticals in the NGC5291.)
2016-1-MLT-002 P4 RSS (Analysis of metallicity gradient and local chemical composition heterogeneity in the Galactic disk)
2016-1-MLT-003 P4 RSS (x3) (Spectroscopic observations of bright RR Lyrae variables)
2016-2-SCI-047 P4 RSS (Monitoring the line emission in Southern Galactic Be/X-ray binaries)
2016-2-SCI-034 P4 HRS (x3) (Searching for evolved binary stars with long orbital periods)
2016-2-SCI-030 P4 RSS (x3) (Characterization of potential pulsating compact objects for the TESS mission)

Night Log 2017-02-10

SA: Alexei
SO: Veronica
Others: Tamara for a while, students from Dartmouth

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=> Night lost due to bad weather. Clouds.

Night Log 2017-02-09

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

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=> Night with bright moon and very bad seeing. Humidity rises and closed us at about 4am.

=> Data were taken for programs:
2016-2-DDT-006 P0 SCAM (The nature of the eclipsing white dwarf WD1202-024)
2016-1-MLT-007 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far.)
2016-1-MLT-002 P3 HRS (x3) (Analysis of metallicity gradient and local chemical composition heterogeneity in the Galactic disk)
2016-2-SCI-047 P4 RSS (Monitoring the line emission in Southern Galactic Be/X-ray binaries)
2016-1-MLT-002 P4 RSS (x4) (Analysis of metallicity gradient and local chemical composition heterogeneity in the Galactic disk)
2016-2-SCI-034 P4 HRS (x2) (Searching for evolved binary stars with long orbital periods)
2016-2-SCI-056 P4 HRS (x2) (The search for Black Holes in binaries that will eventually merge.)

Night Log 2017-02-08

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

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=> Clear night with moderate seeing and rising humidity, which closed telescope around 02:00.

=> Data were taken for programs
2016-2-DDT-004 P0 RSS (Fast transient exploration)
2016-1-MLT-006 P2 HRS (Orbital period search of possible binary system)
2016-2-SCI-047 P4 RSS (Monitoring the line emission in Southern Galactic Be/X-ray binaries)
2016-1-MLT-002 P4 HRS (x3) (Analysis of metallicity gradient and local chemical composition heterogeneity in the Galactic disk)

Night Log 2017-02-07

SA: Marissa
SO: Fred
Others: Alexei (for handover). Anthony and group of Stellenbosch students

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Somewhat cloudy, bright moon night with reasonable seeing that cleared at the end.

Data taken for:
2016-2-DDT-004 P0 RSS (x2) (Fast transient exploration)
2016-1-MLT-007 P2 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far.)
2016-2-SCI-003 P2 HRS (Evolved binaries in the Magellanic Clouds)
2016-2-SCI-009 P2 RSS (x3) (Spectroscopy of K2 White Dwarfs)
2016-2-SCI-019 P2 RSS (Measuring Galaxy Kinematics For Construction of the Velocity Function)
2016-2-SCI-034 P3 HRS (Searching for evolved binary stars with long orbital periods)
2016-1-MLT-003 P4 RSS (Spectroscopic observations of bright RR Lyrae variables)
2016-2-SCI-007 P4 RSS (x3) (Looking at chromospheric emission in stars which host exoplanets)
2016-2-SCI-058 P4 SCAM (Studying the long-term behavior of classical novae after their eruptions )