Night Log 2023-08-30

SA: Antoine
SO: Thea
Others: Daniel, Anthony and Shamiel (Join online to observe moon)

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Some engineering blocks were done tonight, where the moon was observed, and some HRS. A few minutes were lost due to technical issues, but we managed to complete various blocks.

Science data taken for:
2023-1-COM-001 P1 HRS (x2) (HS pipeline observations @dlhwp)
2023-1-COM-002 P1 RSS (x2) (Observing the Moon for polarimetry calibrations)
2019-1-MLT-008 P2 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2023-1-SCI-008 P3 HRS (Observations of Ap stars @dlhwp)
2023-1-SCI-019 P3 HRS (x3) (Cosmic dance of massive triples)
2023-1-SCI-023 P3 HRS (Spectra of RR Lyrae stars which will be used to determine the composition of the stars. )
2023-1-MLT-007 P4 RSS (x11) (SALT+Gaia survey of helium-rich hot subdwarfs)

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Night Log 2023-08-29

SA: Danièl
SO: Veronica
Others: Antione, Janus, Malcolm, Shamiel (FIF test), Ken (Moon obs), Thabelo (PDET)

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A few engineering blocks were done tonight, where the Moon was observed. A few minutes were lost due to technical issues, but we managed to complete 16 blocks of various priorities.

Science data taken for:
2021-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2023-1-COM-002 P1 RSS (x2) (Observing the Moon for polarimetry calibrations)
2023-1-COM-001 P1 HRS (HS pipeline observations @dlhwp)
2023-1-MLT-007 P2 RSS (SALT+Gaia survey of helium-rich hot subdwarfs)
2023-1-SCI-019 P3 HRS (x4) (Cosmic dance of massive triples)
2023-1-SCI-008 P3 HRS (Observations of Ap stars @dlhwp)
2021-2-MLT-006 P4 HRS (Accurate parameters of stars in Tight Triple Systems)
2023-1-SCI-018 P4 RSS (x2) (Building a sample of blazar candidates)
2023-1-SCI-006 P4 HRS (Oscillating wildly - characterising the nature of unusually pulsating stars)
2023-1-MLT-005 P4 HRS (Study of proporties of chemically peculiar Am stars)

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Night Log 2023-08-28

SA: Danièl
SO: Veronica
Others: Lisa, Encarni (slotmode help), Thabelo

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We managed to complete 21 blocks of mixed priority, of which one was a P0.

Science data taken for:
2021-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2023-1-COM-001 P1 HRS (HS pipeline observations @dlhwp)
2019-1-MLT-008 P2 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2023-1-SCI-008 P2 HRS (Observations of Ap stars @dlhwp)
2023-1-MLT-008 P2 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (x5) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2023-1-MLT-007 P3 RSS (x5) (SALT+Gaia survey of helium-rich hot subdwarfs)
2023-1-SCI-023 P3 HRS (Spectra of RR Lyrae stars which will be used to determine the composition of the stars. )
2023-1-SCI-019 P3 HRS (x3) (Cosmic dance of massive triples)
2023-1-SCI-018 P4 RSS (Building a sample of blazar candidates)
2023-1-SCI-005 P4 HRS (Stellar Characterisation of Ariel mission targets: derivation of N and O abundances)

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Night Log 2023-08-27

SA: Danièl
SO: Veronica
Others: Lisa, Wimpie

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Technical gremlins were hard at work tonight. We had some issues with the tracker tonight, but still managed to complete 20 blocks.

Science data taken for:
2023-1-DDT-005 P0 RSS (Characterising fast blue optical transients @t_killestein)
2023-1-COM-001 P1 HRS (HS pipeline observations @dlhwp)
2023-1-ORP-001 P2 HRS (Tracing the donor star in the prototypical LMXB, Sco X-1)
2021-2-LSP-001 P3 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2021-2-MLT-006 P3 HRS (Accurate parameters of stars in Tight Triple Systems)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2023-1-SCI-019 P3 HRS (x2) (Cosmic dance of massive triples)
2020-1-MLT-008 P3 RSS (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (x4) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2023-1-MLT-007 P3 RSS (x5) (SALT+Gaia survey of helium-rich hot subdwarfs)
2023-1-SCI-005 P3 HRS (Stellar Characterisation of Ariel mission targets: derivation of N and O abundances)

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Night Log 2023-08-26

SA: Danièl
SO: Veronica
Others: Thabelo (slitmask)

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We managed to complete 13 blocks with mixed priorities, along with a P0.

Science data taken for:
2021-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2021-2-LSP-001 P0 HRS (x2) (Followup of Transients)
2021-2-MLT-006 P3 HRS (Accurate parameters of stars in Tight Triple Systems)
2023-1-SCI-012 P3 RSS (Probing the quasar outflows.)
2023-1-SCI-019 P3 HRS (x2) (Cosmic dance of massive triples)
2023-1-SCI-023 P3 HRS (Spectra of RR Lyrae stars which will be used to determine the composition of the stars. )
2023-1-MLT-007 P3 RSS (SALT+Gaia survey of helium-rich hot subdwarfs)
2023-1-SCI-005 P4 HRS (x3) (Stellar Characterisation of Ariel mission targets: derivation of N and O abundances)
2023-1-MLT-005 P4 HRS (Study of proporties of chemically peculiar Am stars)

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Night Log 2023-08-25

SA: Danièl
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Weather kept us closed for the whole night.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2023-08-24

SA: Danièl
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Thick clouds and strong winds kept us closed tonight.
We did open towards the end of the night, but thick clouds forced us closed again.

No science data taken.

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