Night Log 2026-05-16

SA: Moses SO: Veronica Others: Lynn-Joy, Wimpie ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Conditions were good and stable tonight, good seeing and mostly clear skies. And despite some trouble with the mirror and IQ we managed to observe many high priority blocks. Science data taken for: 2025-1-MLT-004 P1 RSS (x5) (Near-UV and visible spectroscopy of the primitive asteroids) 2026-1-SCI-025 P1 RSS (x2) (We are probing the large scale outflows in bright quasars through absorption spectroscopy.) 2026-1-SCI-022 P1 RSS (Identifying targets for follow-up BH dynamical mass measurements) 2025-2-MLT-006 P1 RSS (Study of galaxy properties of galaxy group HIPASS 1059-09) 2025-1-MLT-003 P1 HRS (Unraveling the enigmatic variability of AE Cir system with SALT) 2024-1-MLT-010 P1 HRS (Stellar Characterisation of Ariel mission targets: derivation of N and O abundances) 2025-2-MLT-003 P2 RSS (x2) (Searching for UV signatures of outflowing winds in quasars) ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Night Log 2026-05-15

SA: Moses SO: Veronica Others: Lynn-Joy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The conditions were mostly okay and stable: good seeing and decently clear skies. We managed to observe many high priority blocks despite some problems with the mirror. Science data taken for: 2024-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (x2) (Followup of Transients) 2026-1-SCI-022 P1 RSS (x4) (Identifying targets for follow-up BH dynamical mass measurements) 2025-1-MLT-004 P1 RSS (x4) (Near-UV and visible spectroscopy of the primitive asteroids) 2026-1-NOIR-001 P1 RSS (Rapid follow-up of supernovae shortly after explosion) 2025-2-MLT-013 P2 RSS (Searching for double hydrogen-deficient stars) 2024-1-MLT-010 P2 HRS (Stellar Characterisation of Ariel mission targets: derivation of N and O abundances) 2026-1-SCI-005 P2 HRS (na) 2025-2-LSP-001 P4 HRS (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue) ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Night Log 2026-05-14

SA: Antoine SO: JC Others: Moses, Lynn-Joy and Wmpie ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We ended our week by having our first full night, but with some technical downtime. However, we managed to observe 13 blocks. Science data taken for: 2026-1-DDT-003 P0 RSS (RSS Spectra of EP260321a) 2026-1-SCI-022 P1 RSS (x6) (Identifying targets for follow-up BH dynamical mass measurements) 2026-1-SCI-004 P1 HRS (x2) (Studying the variable stellar winds of Wolf-Rayet stars) 2024-2-COM-002 P1 RSS (x4) (This is a commissioning proposal) 2025-2-MLT-006 P1 RSS (Study of galaxy properties of galaxy group HIPASS 1059-09) 2026-1-SCI-025 P1 RSS (x2) (We are probing the large scale outflows in bright quasars through absorption spectroscopy.) 2026-1-SCI-017 P1 HRS (Studying how outburst accretions stop in protoplanetary discs) 2025-2-MLT-003 P2 RSS (Searching for UV signatures of outflowing winds in quasars) 2024-2-LSP-002 P3 RSS (Pan-African AGN survey using SALT/IFS: tracing the properties of AGN and their host galaxies) ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Night Log 2026-05-13

SA: Antoine SO: JC Others: Wampie and Michael ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The humidity forced us to close for the first 3 hours and 43 minutes of the night, but after reopening, we managed to observe 11 blocks with good and stable seeing. Science data taken for: 2026-1-MLT-004 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far.) 2025-1-MLT-003 P1 HRS (Unraveling the enigmatic variability of AE Cir system with SALT) 2026-1-SCI-017 P1 HRS (Studying how outburst accretions stop in protoplanetary discs) 2026-1-SCI-004 P1 HRS (Studying the variable stellar winds of Wolf-Rayet stars) 2026-1-SCI-022 P1 RSS (x5) (Identifying targets for follow-up BH dynamical mass measurements) 2026-1-SCI-024 P2 RSS (Decoding the star formation history of Arp 261) 2024-2-LSP-002 P3 RSS (Pan-African AGN survey using SALT/IFS: tracing the properties of AGN and their host galaxies) ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Night Log 2026-05-12

SA: Antoine SO: JC Others: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The whole night was lost due to bad weather. No science data taken. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Night Log 2026-05-11

SA: Antoine SO: JC Others: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The whole night was lost due to bad weather. No science data taken. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Night Log 2026-05-10

SA: Antoine SO: JC Others: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The whole night was lost due to bad weather. No science data taken. ------------------------------------------------------------------------