Night Log 2016-12-30

SA: Petri
SO: Thea
Others: Minna, Ant + visitors, David and Nico

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Summary
----------------------------------------------------------------------


Another stable full night of science, seeing better too, though now
cirrus on the sky all night. No problems. Data taken for:

2016-2-SCI-043 P0 RSS (SALT spectroscopic follow-up of type Ia supernovae for investigations of the nature of dark energy)
2016-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (x2) (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2016-2-SCI-021 P1 RSS (Line profile variations in PKS 1020-103)
2016-2-SCI-051 P1 RSS (Measuring galaxy redshifts for the MeerKAT Laduma survey.)
2016-2-SCI-045 P1 RSS (Rotation Curves of CHILES Galaxies)
2016-2-SCI-003 P2 HRS (x2) (Evolved binaries in the Magellanic Clouds)
2016-2-SCI-019 P2,3 RSS (x2) (Measuring Galaxy Kinematics For Construction of the Velocity Function)

Night Log 2016-12-29

SA: Petri
SO: Thea
Others: Ant, Minna, David, Nico

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Summary
----------------------------------------------------------------------


A nice and stable dark and clear night, with average seeing. Many
long science observations done:

2016-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2016-2-SCI-032 P0 RSS (Multiwavelength study of the AGN)
2016-2-SCI-045 P1 RSS (x2) (Rotation Curves of CHILES Galaxies)
2016-2-SCI-024 P1 SCAM (x2) (Dark energy and the expansion rate of the Universe from quasar monitoring.)
2016-2-SCI-003 P2 HRS (Evolved binaries in the Magellanic Clouds)
2016-2-SCI-023 P3 SCAM (Confirmation and redshift determination of galaxy clusters.)

Night Log 2016-12-28

SA: Petri
SO: Thea
Others: Ant, David, Nico. Minna briefly.

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Summary
----------------------------------------------------------------------


Dark and mostly clear night, but poor seeing so used part of the time
for engineering. High humidity eventually cut us 1.5h short. Science for:

2016-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2016-2-SCI-032 P0 RSS (Multiwavelength study of the AGN)
2016-2-COM-001 P1 RSS (Polarimetry test proposal)
2016-1-MLT-008 P2 RSS (Redshift measurements of distant massive ACT galaxy clusters)
2016-2-SCI-019 P3 RSS (Measuring Galaxy Kinematics For Construction of the Velocity Function)
2016-1-MLT-002 P3 HRS (Analysis of metallicity gradient and local chemical composition heterogeneity in the Galactic disk)

Night Log 2016-12-27

SA: Rudi
SO: Thea
Others: Stephanie, Keith (Via VNC)

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Summary
----------------------------------------------------------------------


High humidity and cloudy conditions forced us to close very early tonight. We did get some data though.

Data taken for:

2016-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2016-2-SCI-033 P3 HRS (Measuring physical parameters of early-type systems in the LMC)

Night Log 2016-12-26

SA: Rudi
SO: Thea
Others: Stephanie, Johan, Thabelo (via VNC)

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Summary
----------------------------------------------------------------------


A clear night, with some technical issues cutting our observations short.

Data taken for:

2016-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2016-2-SCI-045 P1 RSS (Rotation Curves of CHILES Galaxies)
2016-2-SCI-017 P1 RSS (Searching for high redshift quasars for the MeerKAT Absorption Line Survey (MALS))
2016-1-MLT-002 P3 HRS (Analysis of metallicity gradient and local chemical composition heterogeneity in the Galactic disk)
2016-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (x3) (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)

Night Log 2016-12-25

SA: Rudi
SO: Thea
Others: Stephanie, (David, Nico and Erica for a short visit)

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Summary
----------------------------------------------------------------------


Christmas day observing run went really well, with some variable seeing conditions. A few clouds towards the end of the night, but we managed to push through.

Data taken for:

2016-2-SCI-043 P0 RSS (SALT spectroscopic follow-up of type Ia supernovae for investigations of the nature of dark energy)
2016-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2016-2-SCI-021 P1 RSS (Line profile variations in PKS 1020-103)
2016-2-SCI-033 P2 HRS (Measuring physical parameters of early-type systems in the LMC)
2016-2-SCI-033 P3 HRS (x2) (Measuring physical parameters of early-type systems in the LMC)
2016-2-SCI-019 P2 RSS (x2) (Measuring Galaxy Kinematics For Construction of the Velocity Function)
2016-2-SCI-056 P4 HRS (The search for Black Holes in binaries that will eventually merge.)

Night Log 2016-12-24

SA: Rudi
SO: Thea
Others: Stephanie

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Summary
----------------------------------------------------------------------


A clear night with highly variable seeing conditions, leaning towards the really bad side. Not the Christmas present we wanted.

Data taken for:
2016-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2016-2-SCI-019 P1 RSS (Measuring Galaxy Kinematics For Construction of the Velocity Function)
2016-2-SCI-019 P2 RSS (Measuring Galaxy Kinematics For Construction of the Velocity Function)
2016-1-MLT-002 P3 HRS (x3) (Analysis of metallicity gradient and local chemical composition heterogeneity in the Galactic disk)
2016-2-SCI-007 P4 RSS (Looking at chromospheric emission in stars which host exoplanets)
2016-2-SCI-025 P4 HRS (A Faint WR+O star in the Magellanic Clouds)
2016-2-SCI-030 P4 RSS (x3) (Characterization of potential pulsating compact objects for the TESS mission)