Night Log 2021-09-06

SA: Lee
SO: Xola
Others: Keith

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We squeezed in some pointing tests and a ToO observation before being closed by humidity for the rest of the night.

Science data taken for:
2018-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)

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Night Log 2021-09-05

SA: Lee
SO: Xola
Others:

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Entire night lost to weather

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2021-09-04

SA: Lee
SO: Xola
Others: Thea, Timmy

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A busy night with excellent weather and seeing conditions, put to good use on several blocks. We were not able to take full advantage of the conditions because of a handful of technical and operations problems.

Science data taken for:
2021-1-MLT-007 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2021-1-SCI-029 P1 RSS (Revealing the nature of radio galaxies behind the Magellanic Clouds)
2018-1-SCI-041 P1 RSS (Confirmation and redshift determination of galaxy clusters.)
2021-1-MLT-002 P1 RSS (A study of the kinematics, ISM and stellar properties of MHONGOOSE galaxies.)
2021-1-MLT-005 P1 RSS (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
2018-1-MLT-005 P1 HRS (x3) (HRS observations of symbiotic stars)
2020-1-MLT-002 P1 HRS (HRS study of long-period eclipsing binaries)
2019-2-MLT-004 P2 RSS (Monitoring the line emission in Southern Galactic Be/X-ray binaries)
2021-1-SCI-008 P3 HRS (Study of RV Tauri stars without a circumbinary disc.)
2019-1-MLT-008 P3 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)

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Night Log 2021-09-03

SA: Lee
SO: Xola
Others:

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Bad weather kept us closed for most of the night. A sudden drop in humidity in the early hours allowed us to open up briefly and complete 2 blocks.

Science data taken for:
2018-2-LSP-001 P2 HRS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2021-1-SCI-022 P2 HRS (Study of the properties of an extreme-amplitude heartbeat star.)

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Night Log 2021-09-02

SA: Lee
SO: Xola
Others: Timmy, Bryne, Thea

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Some good and stable seeing for most of the night allowed us to complete several high priority blocks. The humidity and seeing started to vary wildly after 1am, before humid conditions and then ridge cloud closed us just over 2 hour before twilight.

Science data taken for:
2021-1-MLT-005 P1 RSS (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
2018-2-LSP-001 P1 SCAM (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2020-2-MLT-009 P1 HRS (Spectroscopic monitoring of candidate white dwarf + Be star binaries.)
2020-2-MLT-002 P1 RSS (x2) (Spectral study of the outer XUV-disks in S0 galaxies)
2021-1-SCI-034 P2 SCAM (Finding the binary responsible for an old Nitrogen Nebula)
2020-1-MLT-008 P3 RSS (x2) (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2018-2-MLT-003 P4 RSS (Looking at chromospheric emission in stars which host exoplanets)

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Night Log 2021-09-01

SA: Lee
SO: Xola
Others: Timmy (TPC)

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Poor seeing for most of the night restricted us to low priority blocks. When the wind swung north we got some good, stable seeing for the last few hours of the night, allowing for a handful of higher priority observations.

Science data taken for:
2020-2-MLT-002 P1 RSS (Spectral study of the outer XUV-disks in S0 galaxies)
2019-2-MLT-004 P2 RSS (Monitoring the line emission in Southern Galactic Be/X-ray binaries)
2020-2-MLT-008 P2 RSS (Tracking Accretion Flows via BLR Emission in Changing-Look Active Galactic Nuclei)
2018-2-LSP-001 P2 HRS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2021-1-SCI-022 P2 HRS (Study of the properties of an extreme-amplitude heartbeat star.)
2021-1-SCI-007 P3 HRS (x2) (Probing the binarity of a sample of galactic proto-planetary nebulae)
2020-1-MLT-008 P3 RSS (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2021-1-SCI-011 P3 HRS (x2) (High-Velocity Interstellar Absorptions)
2018-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (x2) (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
2021-1-SCI-032 P4 RSS (x4) (Building a sample of AGN-dust dominated galaxies)
2021-1-SCI-008 P4 HRS (Study of RV Tauri stars without a circumbinary disc.)
2021-1-MLT-005 P4 RSS (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
2020-1-MLT-002 P4 HRS (x3) (HRS study of long-period eclipsing binaries)

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Night Log 2021-08-31

SA: Solohery
SO: Veronica
Others:

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We managed to observe only 1 block tonight. We lost the rest of the night due to thick clouds, high humidity, and fog.

Science data taken for:
2020-1-MLT-008 P3 RSS (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)

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