SA: Rudi SO: Austun Others: Nikki, Nico, E10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Clouds prevented us from observing in the first half of the night. We managed to observe a number of high priority blocks using only HRS for the second half of the night. Science data taken for: 2026-2-SCI-014 P1 HRS (High resolution spectroscopy of Cepheid standard stars) 2026-2-DDT-002 P1 HRS (Validating a 5 Myr old exoplanet) 2026-1-MLT-002 P2 HRS (HRS-MR spectra of Classical Cepheids ) 2026-2-SCI-004 P2 HRS (Investigating the origin of lithium.) 2026-2-SCI-003 P3 HRS (Spectroscopy of evolved close binary stars) 2024-1-MLT-010 P3 HRS (Stellar Characterisation of Ariel mission targets: derivation of N and O abundances) ------------------------------------------------------------------------
SALT Astronomy
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Night Log 2026-11-09
SA: Rudi SO: Austun Others: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A full night of observing. The conditions allowed us to observe mostly high priority blocks. Minimal technical issues encountered. Science data taken for: 2026-1-MLT-004 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far.) 2026-2-SCI-012 P0 RSS (x2) (Deriving Redshifts of Low Surface Brightness Galaxies) 2026-2-DDT-002 P0 HRS (Validating a 5 Myr old exoplanet) 2026-2-MLT-001 P1 HRS (Study of optical spectra of Be/X-ray binary pulsar SXP523 undergoing optical outburst) 2026-1-SCI-027 P1 HRS (Determining the chemical composition of Type II Cepheids.) 2025-1-MLT-004 P1 RSS (x2) (Near-UV and visible spectroscopy of the primitive asteroids) 2025-2-MLT-004 P1 HRS (Radial Velocity Monitoring and Atmospheric Parameters Study of Yellow Symbiotic Giants) 2026-2-SCI-011 P2 RSS (Searching for potential neutron star and black hole binaries accelerated by supernovae) 2026-1-MLT-002 P3 HRS (HRS-MR spectra of Classical Cepheids ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Monday, November 9, 2026
Night Log 2026-11-08
SA: Rudi SO: Austun Others: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A full night of observing. Really bad seeing at the start of the night forced us to observe mainly lower priority targets. A change in wind direction in the middle of the night caused a drop in seeing and allowed us to observe higher priority blocks. Science data taken for: 2026-2-SCI-012 P0 RSS (x2) (Deriving Redshifts of Low Surface Brightness Galaxies) 2026-1-MLT-002 P1 HRS (x3) (HRS-MR spectra of Classical Cepheids ) 2026-2-SCI-003 P3 HRS (x2) (Spectroscopy of evolved close binary stars) 2025-2-MLT-008 P3 HRS (Monitoring beta Pic for exocomets.) 2024-1-MLT-010 P3 HRS (Stellar Characterisation of Ariel mission targets: derivation of N and O abundances) 2025-2-LSP-001 P4 HRS (x4) (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue) ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sunday, November 8, 2026
Night Log 2026-11-07
SA: Alexei SO: Austun Others: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ => We observe only two high priority blocks before were closed by high humidity and some clouds. Science data taken for: 2025-1-MLT-004 P1 RSS (x2) (Near-UV and visible spectroscopy of the primitive asteroids) ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Saturday, November 7, 2026
Night Log 2026-11-06
SA: Danièl SO: Austun Others: Shamin, Ram, Karmen Delegates ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We managed to observe 4 blocks before high humidity closed us for the rest of the night. Science data taken for: 2025-1-MLT-004 P1 RSS (x2) (Near-UV and visible spectroscopy of the primitive asteroids) 2025-2-LSP-001 P4 HRS (x2) (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue) ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Friday, November 6, 2026
Night Log 2026-11-05
SA: Lee SO: Austun Others: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Night lost to weather. No science data taken. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thursday, November 5, 2026
Night Log 2026-11-04
SA: Lee SO: Austun Others: Petri & Mina, Wimpie ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We completed many high priority blocks again tonight, though the conditions were not quite as good as last night. We also had small amounts of weather, technical and engineering time between a majority of science. Science data taken for: 2026-2-SCI-012 P0 RSS (x2) (Deriving Redshifts of Low Surface Brightness Galaxies) 2026-2-DDT-003 P0 HRS (Mass constraining a rare eclipsing Be/X-ray binary) 2026-1-MLT-004 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far.) 2024-1-MLT-010 P1 HRS (Stellar Characterisation of Ariel mission targets: derivation of N and O abundances) 2026-1-MLT-002 P1 HRS (x2) (HRS-MR spectra of Classical Cepheids ) 2026-2-SCI-003 P3 HRS (Spectroscopy of evolved close binary stars) ------------------------------------------------------------------------