Night Log 2024-09-29

SA: Rudi
SO: Austun
Others:

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Another night where the clouds and snow kept us closed all night.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2024-09-28

SA: Rudi
SO: Austun
Others:

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Clouds, high humidity, strong winds and rain kept us closed all night.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2024-09-27

SA: Rudi
SO: Austun
Others:

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Clouds and high wind speeds kept us closed all night.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2024-09-26

SA: Rudi
SO: Austun
Others:

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A full night in the end (despite the weather predictions) with relatively stable conditions. Mostly P2 and P3 targets observed.

Science data taken for:
2023-2-MLT-003 P2 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-1-SCI-031 P2 RSS (BCG evlolution in ACT clusters at intermediate/high redshifts)
2024-1-SCI-038 P2 HRS (Age-dating UMa and determining new moving group members)
2024-1-SCI-002 P2 RSS (Deep spectroscopy of faint, stellar shells in nearby in NGC 2865 & PGC 6240)
2024-1-ORP-001 P3 RSS (x2) (Double white dwarf candidates)
2024-1-SCI-033 P3 HRS (x3) (detached eclipsing binaries for PLATO mission)
2024-1-SCI-009 P3 RSS (x2) (Spectroscopic follow up of candidate self-lensing events)
2024-1-SCI-011 P3 RSS (Probing magnetic field strength of magnetic cataclysmic variables stars )
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (x2) (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)

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Night Log 2024-09-25

SA: Rudi
SO: Austun
Others:

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We managed to get one block observed before the clouds and high humidity forced us to close.

Science data taken for:
2024-1-ORP-001 P3 RSS (Double white dwarf candidates)

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Night Log 2024-09-24

SA: Danièl
SO: Fred
Others: Rudi and Austun (handover), Grade 6 pupils & Thembela, Cedric, Nico and Wimpie (chiller)

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A full night of observations where we completed 14 blocks of various priorities, including.

Science data taken for:
2024-1-MLT-003 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (x4) (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-1-SCI-003 P2 RSS (Longslit RSS study of faint, gas-rich dwarf galaxies)
2024-1-SCI-002 P2 RSS (Deep spectroscopy of faint, stellar shells in nearby in NGC 2865 & PGC 6240)
2023-1-MLT-007 P2 RSS (SALT+Gaia survey of helium-rich hot subdwarfs)
2024-1-SCI-031 P3 RSS (x2) (BCG evlolution in ACT clusters at intermediate/high redshifts)
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2024-1-MLT-001 P3 RSS (Study of the outer parts of lenticular galaxies.)
2024-1-MLT-006 P3 HRS (Monitor the spectral emission lines of these Be binaries.)
2024-1-SCI-004 P4 HRS (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogueBuilding a new )

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Night Log 2024-09-23

SA: Danièl
SO: Fred
Others: Nomzamo, Thabelo, Wimpie & Nico (chiller)

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Lost the whole night to bad weather

No science data taken.

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