Night Log 2018-08-14

SA: Rudi
SO: Veronica
Others: Rajin

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A full night of observing with many high priority targets observed.

Science data taken for:
2018-1-SCI-005 P1 RSS (Lyman alpha halo around high-z quasars)
2018-1-DDT-006 P1 RSS (Monitoring the LBV LHA 115-S18; @astro_Liz)
2017-1-MLT-014 P1 RSS (Measuring redshifts for galaxies in the MeerKAT LADUMA survey)
2018-1-SCI-023 P1 RSS (Star-formation history and chemical evolution of low surface brightness dwarf galaxies)
2017-1-MLT-003 P1 RSS (x2) (Intermediate mass black holes in star-forming galaxies)
2018-1-DDT-007 P1 HRS (Verifying cluster membership of a PN)
2017-2-SCI-037 P1 RSS (Study of unclassified extragalactic NuSTAR serendipitous sources)
2018-1-SCI-002 P1 RSS (Measuring Galaxy Kinematics For Construction of the Galaxy Velocity Function)
2018-1-MLT-014 P1 RSS (Probing the optical counterparts of high energy sources)
2018-1-SCI-006 P2 RSS (Population study of stellar rotation rates in open clusters)
2017-2-SCI-042 P2 RSS (The central molecular zones of southern galaxies)
2018-1-MLT-006 P3 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)

Night Log 2018-08-13

SA: Rudi
SO: Veronica
Others: Paul, Etienne, Stephen (got the guide probes online at the start of the night).

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No data taken tonight. We had some engineering downtime for the RSS guide probes at the start of the night before the humidity didn't allow us to open at all for the rest of the night.

No science data taken.

Night Log 2018-08-12

SA: Rudi
SO: Veronica
Others:

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A relatively good night. Started late due to clouds, but managed to observe a number of high priority targets.

Science data taken for:
2018-1-SCI-023 P1 RSS (Star-formation history and chemical evolution of low surface brightness dwarf galaxies)
2018-1-SCI-020 P1 RSS (Searching for small-scale pairs of quasars and galaxies.)
2018-1-SCI-002 P1 RSS (Measuring Galaxy Kinematics For Construction of the Galaxy Velocity Function)
2018-1-MLT-003 P2 RSS (x2) (Spectral study of starforming rings in S0 galaxies)
2018-1-SCI-019 P3 RSS (Searching for galaxies associated with strong Mg II absorbers)
2018-1-SCI-037 P3 RSS (Reverberation mapping of active galactic nuclei.)
2017-2-SCI-020 P4 RSS (Looking at chromospheric emission in stars which host exoplanets)

Night Log 2018-08-11

SA: Rudi
SO: Veronica
Others: Stephanie, Jonothan

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Managed to get some blocks observed. We were interrupted by clouds for a few hours in the middle of the night.

Science data taken for:
2018-1-MLT-006 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2018-1-SCI-002 P1 RSS (Measuring Galaxy Kinematics For Construction of the Galaxy Velocity Function)
2018-1-MLT-011 P1 RSS (The nature of the most extreme starburst galaxies )
2017-1-MLT-003 P2 RSS (x2) (Intermediate mass black holes in star-forming galaxies)
2017-2-SCI-042 P3 RSS (The central molecular zones of southern galaxies)

Night Log 2018-08-10

SA: Rudi
SO: Veronica
Others: Stephanie, Lisa, Etienne, Johnathan, Mark

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Managed to get one block observed before we were forced to close by high humidity.

Science data taken for:
2017-1-MLT-010 P3 RSS (Searching for evolved binary stars with long orbital periods)

Night Log 2018-08-09

SA: Rudi
SO: Veronica
Others: Janus, Deneys, Anthony, Stephen (on Skype), Stephanie, Lisa, Quentin Parker, Vasiliki Fragkou

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Managed to get one block observed before a very nice DDT proposal, but then the humidity forced us to close.

Science data taken for:
2018-1-SCI-005 P1 RSS (Lyman alpha halo around high-z quasars)
2018-1-DDT-007 P1 HRS (Verifying cluster membership of a PN)

Night Log 2018-08-08

SA: Rudi
SO: Veronica
Others: Janus, Deneys, Ant, StephenH over Skype, Timmy (start of the night), Etienne (start of the night), Paul (watched the first observation being done)

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Managed to get some blocks observed tonight before the humidity forced us to close. Conditions were not that great with variable seeing for most of the night.

Science data taken for:
2018-1-MLT-012 P1 HRS (Spectral monitoring of supposed Be+WD binaries)
2018-1-SCI-032 P2 RSS (Searching for AGN undetected in X-ray surveys.)
2017-1-MLT-010 P2 HRS (Searching for evolved binary stars with long orbital periods)
2018-1-MLT-009 P3 HRS (Follow-up of interesting binaries and high-order multiple systems uncovered with the Gaia-ESO Survey)