Night Log 2026-07-08

SA: Zwidofhela SO: Veronica Others: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A good night of observations with good weather and stable seeing. We managed to observe 13 Science blocks including a P0 and several P1s, P2s, P3s and a P4. Science data taken for: 2025-2-MLT-011 P0 RSS (Obtaining dynamical information and constraining galaxy cluster merger geometries and timescales) 2025-2-MLT-014 P1 RSS (Observations of a possible nova super-remnant around a CV.) 2025-2-MLT-001 P1 RSS (Toward a complete census of void galaxy properties in the Local Volume) 2026-1-SCI-022 P1 RSS (Identifying targets for follow-up BH dynamical mass measurements) 2026-1-COM-001 P1 HRS (HRS HS Commissioning ) 2026-1-SCI-003 P2 RSS (The rapid stages of final stellar evolution caught in the act) 2026-1-MLT-007 P2 RSS (Spectroscopic study of BLAP candidates) 2026-1-SCI-014 P3 RSS (What galaxies cause odd radio circles (ORCs)?) 2024-2-MLT-001 P3 HRS (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples) 2026-1-SCI-018 P3 RSS (Measuring distances to the largest known radio galaxies to understand how black hole jets grow.) 2026-1-SCI-025 P3 RSS (We are probing the large scale outflows in bright quasars through absorption spectroscopy.) 2025-2-MLT-013 P3 RSS (Searching for double hydrogen-deficient stars) 2025-2-LSP-001 P4 HRS (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue) ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Night Log 2026-07-07

SA: Antoine SO: Austun Others: Sam, Eben, Thabelo, and Michael are here for the dome issue, and Zwido is here for the handover. Anthony for PCON ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apart from some downtime due to technical problems, this is our last full night. We again managed to observe many blocks. Science data taken for: 2025-2-MLT-011 P0 RSS (Obtaining dynamical information and constraining galaxy cluster merger geometries and timescales) 2025-2-MLT-005 P1 RSS (IFU observations of nearby MHONGOOSE galaxies) 2026-1-SCI-022 P1 RSS (Identifying targets for follow-up BH dynamical mass measurements) 2026-1-SCI-025 P1 RSS (We are probing the large scale outflows in bright quasars through absorption spectroscopy.) 2024-2-COM-002 P1 RSS (This is a commissioning proposal) 2026-1-SCI-024 P2 RSS (Decoding the star formation history of Arp 261) 2026-1-MLT-006 P2 RSS (Search for new Galactic symbiotic stars) 2026-1-SCI-003 P2 RSS (The rapid stages of final stellar evolution caught in the act) 2026-1-MLT-007 P2 RSS (Spectroscopic study of BLAP candidates) 2026-1-MLT-003 P2 RSS (RSS longslit observations of Hickson Compact Groups) 2026-1-SCI-004 P3 HRS (x2) (Studying the variable stellar winds of Wolf-Rayet stars) 2024-2-LSP-002 P3 RSS (Pan-African AGN survey using SALT/IFS: tracing the properties of AGN and their host galaxies) 2025-2-LSP-001 P4 HRS (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue) ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Night Log 2026-07-06

SA: Antoine SO: Austun Others: Sam for TimDimm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We had a good night with stable seeing and we managed to observe many blocks of mixed priority. Science data taken for: 2026-1-SCI-013 P0 SCAM (Observing new near Earth asteroids) 2026-1-SCI-022 P1 RSS (x4) (Identifying targets for follow-up BH dynamical mass measurements) 2026-1-SCI-025 P2 RSS (x3) (We are probing the large scale outflows in bright quasars through absorption spectroscopy.) 2025-2-MLT-004 P2 HRS (Radial Velocity Monitoring and Atmospheric Parameters Study of Yellow Symbiotic Giants) 2026-1-SCI-024 P2 RSS (Decoding the star formation history of Arp 261) 2026-1-SCI-005 P2 HRS (na) 2025-2-MLT-013 P3 RSS (Searching for double hydrogen-deficient stars) 2024-2-LSP-002 P3 RSS (x2) (Pan-African AGN survey using SALT/IFS: tracing the properties of AGN and their host galaxies) 2026-1-MLT-003 P3 RSS (x2) (RSS longslit observations of Hickson Compact Groups) 2025-2-LSP-001 P4 HRS (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue) ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Night Log 2026-07-05

SA: Antoine SO: Austun Others: Anthony for PCON ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Another full night, during which we again managed to observe many blocks of different priorities. Science data taken for: 2025-2-MLT-006 P1 RSS (Study of galaxy properties of galaxy group HIPASS 1059-09) 2026-1-DDT-006 P1 RSS (Optical study of an omega-tail radio galaxy) 2025-2-MLT-013 P1 RSS (Searching for double hydrogen-deficient stars) 2026-1-SCI-022 P1 RSS (Identifying targets for follow-up BH dynamical mass measurements) 2026-1-SCI-021 P1 HRS (Charcaterizing eclisping binaries that have experienced unstable mass transfer) 2026-1-SCI-008 P1 RSS (Determining mass of 2 Brown Dwarfs orbiting WD stars using Radial Velocities) 2026-1-SCI-025 P2 RSS (x2) (We are probing the large scale outflows in bright quasars through absorption spectroscopy.) 2026-1-SCI-024 P2 RSS (Decoding the star formation history of Arp 261) 2024-2-LSP-001 P2 HRS (Followup of Transients) 2026-1-SCI-003 P2 RSS (The rapid stages of final stellar evolution caught in the act) 2026-1-MLT-005 P2 RSS (Extreme variability in the BLR of the Seyfert AGN J0259-2422) 2024-2-MLT-001 P3 HRS (x4) (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples) 2024-2-LSP-002 P3 RSS (x2) (Pan-African AGN survey using SALT/IFS: tracing the properties of AGN and their host galaxies) 2026-1-MLT-003 P3 RSS (RSS longslit observations of Hickson Compact Groups) ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Night Log 2026-07-04

SA: Antoine SO: Austun Others: Thabelo, Sam and Anthony ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apart from some downtime due to technical problems, this could be our second full night with stable weather. We again managed to observe many blocks, mostly the high-priority ones. Science data taken for: 2026-1-SCI-010 P0 RSS (High cadence spectroscopy of white dwarf pulsar J191213-44) 2026-1-SCI-022 P1 RSS (x2) (Identifying targets for follow-up BH dynamical mass measurements) 2026-1-SCI-020 P1 RSS (Finding presence of Supermassive black hole binaries in quasars) 2025-2-MLT-013 P1 RSS (Searching for double hydrogen-deficient stars) 2026-1-DDT-002 P1 HRS (Monitoring of stellar activity of solar analog star) 2024-2-LSP-001 P1 RSS (x3) (Followup of Transients) 2026-1-DDT-006 P1 RSS (Optical study of an omega-tail radio galaxy) 2026-1-DDT-005 P1 RSS (DDT SN2007it) 2025-2-MLT-006 P2 RSS (Study of galaxy properties of galaxy group HIPASS 1059-09) 2024-2-MLT-001 P3 HRS (x4) (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples) 2026-1-MLT-003 P3 RSS (x2) (RSS longslit observations of Hickson Compact Groups) 2026-1-MLT-006 P3 RSS (x2) (Search for new Galactic symbiotic stars) ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Night Log 2026-07-03

SA: Antoine SO: Austun Others: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This was our first stable, full night, and we managed to observe many blocks across different priority levels Science data taken for: 2024-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Followup of Transients) 2024-2-COM-002 P1 RSS (This is a commissioning proposal) 2026-1-SCI-005 P1 HRS (na) 2025-1-MLT-003 P1 HRS (Unraveling the enigmatic variability of AE Cir system with SALT) 2026-1-SCI-001 P1 HRS (Tracing evolution of recent stellar merger remnants) 2026-1-MLT-006 P2 RSS (Search for new Galactic symbiotic stars) 2025-2-MLT-012 P2 HRS (x2) (Search for binary stars which may form planetary nebulae.) 2026-1-MLT-007 P2 RSS (x2) (Spectroscopic study of BLAP candidates) 2024-2-MLT-001 P3 HRS (x9) (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples) 2025-2-MLT-013 P3 RSS (Searching for double hydrogen-deficient stars) 2025-2-MLT-004 P3 HRS (x2) (Radial Velocity Monitoring and Atmospheric Parameters Study of Yellow Symbiotic Giants) 2024-2-LSP-002 P3 RSS (x2) (Pan-African AGN survey using SALT/IFS: tracing the properties of AGN and their host galaxies) 2026-1-MLT-001 P4 HRS (Ovservations of ssrAp stars) 2025-2-LSP-001 P4 HRS (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue) ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Night Log 2026-07-02

SA: Antoine SO: Austun Others: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The weather kept us closed for most of the night and we only observed 3 blocks. Science data taken for: 2026-1-MLT-002 P1 HRS (HRS-MR spectra of Classical Cepheids ) 2026-1-MLT-006 P3 RSS (Search for new Galactic symbiotic stars) 2024-2-MLT-001 P3 HRS (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples) ------------------------------------------------------------------------