Night Log 2022-04-29

SA: Encarni
SO: Xola
Others: Bryne to help with the payload

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The night started really well with clear skies and good seeing, but the relative humidity forced us to close really early - at 10pm! Opened up a couple of times after that, but managed only one more short block. Taking the opportunity to run weekly internal calibrations with the closed dome.

Science data taken for:
2021-1-MLT-007 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2021-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2021-2-SCI-023 P1 RSS (Archaeology of NGC 247 with discrete tracers)
2021-1-MLT-005 P3 HRS (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
2021-1-SCI-008 P3 HRS (Study of RV Tauri stars without a circumbinary disc.)

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Night Log 2022-04-28

SA: Encarni
SO: Xola
Others: Bryne and Nico fixing TimDimm

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Another long dark night with stable conditions, good seeing and no technical problems! :)



Science data taken for:
2018-1-SCI-012 P0 RSS (Studying the spectral evolution of a blended gravitational microlensing event in the Milky Way)
2021-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (x2) (Followup of Transients)
2018-2-MLT-005 P0 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
2021-2-SCI-010 P0 HRS (Spectroscopy of Supernovae)
2021-2-SCI-023 P1 RSS (Archaeology of NGC 247 with discrete tracers)
2020-1-MLT-005 P1 RSS (Study of extraplanar diffuse ionized gas in moderately inclined galaxies.)
2020-1-MLT-002 P1 RSS (x2) (HRS study of long-period eclipsing binaries)
2021-2-MLT-005 P1 HRS (x3) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2021-2-SCI-016 P2 HRS (Tracing the trajectory of a bright binary star system)
2021-2-LSP-001 P2 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2021-2-SCI-027 P3 RSS (Characterizing stars that host a wide brown dwarf companion.)
2021-1-SCI-007 P3 HRS (Probing the binarity of a sample of galactic proto-planetary nebulae)
2019-1-MLT-008 P3 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2021-1-MLT-005 P3 HRS (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
2020-1-MLT-002 P4 HRS (HRS study of long-period eclipsing binaries)

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Night Log 2022-04-27

SA: Encarni
SO: Xola
Others: Timmy for mirror alignment, Bryne for TimDimm

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A good start to the week, with a beautiful dark, clear night with good seeing and very few technical issues! :)



Science data taken for:
2021-2-LSP-001 P0 SCAM (Followup of Transients)
2021-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (x2) (Followup of Transients)
2018-1-SCI-012 P0 RSS (Studying the spectral evolution of a blended gravitational microlensing event in the Milky Way)
2021-2-SCI-010 P0 HRS (x2) (Spectroscopy of Supernovae)
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.)
2021-1-MLT-001 P1 RSS (x2) (Study of central stars of circumstellar nebulae discovered with modern infrared space telescopes)
2021-2-MLT-005 P1 HRS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2021-2-SCI-026 P2 RSS (Revealing Physical Properties of Emission-Line Galaxies at z<0.4 )
2020-1-MLT-008 P2 RSS (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)
2019-1-MLT-008 P3 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2021-1-SCI-007 P3 HRS (Probing the binarity of a sample of galactic proto-planetary nebulae)

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Night Log 2022-04-26

SA: Rudi
SO: Veronica
Others: Xola, David

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A good night with very stable conditions and many high priority targets observed.

Science data taken for:
2021-2-SCI-010 P0 HRS (Spectroscopy of Supernovae)
2021-2-DDT-003 P0 SCAM (Follow-up observations of a newly discovered active centaur)
2021-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (x3) (Followup of Transients)
2021-2-MLT-001 P1 RSS (x2) (Unravelling the gas and stellar kinematics of nearby starbursts and LIRGs)
2020-1-MLT-002 P1 RSS (HRS study of long-period eclipsing binaries)
2021-2-MLT-005 P1 HRS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2021-1-SCI-007 P2 HRS (Probing the binarity of a sample of galactic proto-planetary nebulae)
2019-1-MLT-008 P3 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2021-1-SCI-008 P3 HRS (x2) (Study of RV Tauri stars without a circumbinary disc.)
2021-2-SCI-028 P3 HRS (Abundance of Type II Cepheids)
2021-2-SCI-001 P3 HRS (Spectroscopic orbits for two tidally tilted pulsators)
2020-1-MLT-002 P4 HRS (HRS study of long-period eclipsing binaries)

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Night Log 2022-04-25

SA: Rudi
SO: Veronica
Others: Richard, Johan, Janus

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A full night of observing. Some technical downtime, but we mananged to get a large number of blocks observed for a change.

Science data taken for:
2021-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (x3) (Followup of Transients)
2021-2-SCI-010 P0 HRS (x2) (Spectroscopy of Supernovae)
2020-1-MLT-002 P1 RSS (HRS study of long-period eclipsing binaries)
2021-2-MLT-005 P1 HRS (x4) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2021-2-SCI-016 P2 HRS (Tracing the trajectory of a bright binary star system)
2021-1-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
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 2022-04-24

SA: Rudi
SO: Veronica
Others: Richad, Johan

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We managed to get a few high priority blocks observed before the humidity forced us to close.

Science data taken for:
2018-2-MLT-005 P0 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
2021-2-DDT-003 P0 SCAM (Follow-up observations of a newly discovered active centaur)
2021-2-LSP-001 P0 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2021-2-MLT-005 P1 HRS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)

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Night Log 2022-04-23

SA: Rudi
SO: Veronica
Others:

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High humidity prevented us from getting any blocks observed tonight.

No science data taken.

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