Night Log 2022-02-06

SA: Lee
SO: Veronica
Others: Danièl (polarimetry cals), Lisa & students

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An almost perfect night for astronomy! Clear conditions and arcsecond seeing except for a few spells after 1am when the wind started swinging around. Nine high priority blocks completed.

Science data taken for:
2021-1-MLT-002 P1 RSS (A study of the kinematics, ISM and stellar properties of MHONGOOSE galaxies.)
2020-1-MLT-005 P1 RSS (Study of extraplanar diffuse ionized gas in moderately inclined galaxies.)
2021-2-SCI-008 P1 RSS (Probing the quasar outflows.)
2020-2-SCI-042 P2 RSS (x3) (Finding young stars and their planets)
2021-2-SCI-011 P2 RSS (Optical followup of MALS targets.)
2021-2-SCI-012 P2 RSS (Study of the galaxies that produces strong MgII absorption in the spectra of the background quasars)
2021-2-MLT-003 P2 RSS (Tracking Accretion Flows via BLR Emission in Changing-Look Active Galactic Nuclei)

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Night Log 2022-02-05

SA: Lee
SO: Veronica
Others: Danièl (polarimetry cals), Lisa & students

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A clear night with good seeing for the most part. Frustratingly we couldn't take full advantage due to some IQ issues, which required some engineering downtime. 8 blocks completed, of mixed priority.

Science data taken for:
2021-1-MLT-002 P1 RSS (A study of the kinematics, ISM and stellar properties of MHONGOOSE galaxies.)
2021-2-SCI-012 P1 RSS (Study of the galaxies that produces strong MgII absorption in the spectra of the background quasars)
2018-2-MLT-005 P2 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
2021-1-MLT-008 P2 RSS (Redshift measurements of BL Lacs for the CTA project)
2020-2-SCI-042 P2 RSS (Finding young stars and their planets)
2020-1-MLT-008 P3 RSS (x2) (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2021-1-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)

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Night Log 2022-02-04

SA: Lee
SO: Veronica
Others: Lisa & students

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Only 2 blocks completed before the night was cut short by dreadful seeing, high humidity and ridge cloud.

Science data taken for:
2020-1-MLT-008 P3 RSS (x2) (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)

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Night Log 2022-02-03

SA: Lee
SO: Veronica
Others:

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I think these were the first observations taken from the telescope control room since COVID! It's good to be back under the Sutherland stars :-) We had a good full night with mostly good seeing, after the predicted high humidity failed to materialise until morning twilight. A few gremlins in the guider, but no technical downtime. We observed 10 blocks of high priority.

Science data taken for:
2020-2-SCI-042 P1 RSS (x2) (Finding young stars and their planets)
2020-1-MLT-005 P1 RSS (x3) (Study of extraplanar diffuse ionized gas in moderately inclined galaxies.)
2021-2-MLT-001 P1 RSS (Unravelling the gas and stellar kinematics of nearby starbursts and LIRGs)
2021-1-MLT-002 P1 RSS (A study of the kinematics, ISM and stellar properties of MHONGOOSE galaxies.)
2020-1-MLT-008 P2 RSS (x2) (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2021-1-MLT-008 P2 RSS (Redshift measurements of BL Lacs for the CTA project)

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Night Log 2022-02-02

SA: Lee
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Night lost to weather.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2022-02-01

SA: Elizabeth
SO: Veronica
Others: Encarni

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Entire night lost to weather.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2022-01-31

SA: Elizabeth
SO: Veronica
Others: Rosalind

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Entire night lost to weather

No science data taken.

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