SA: Antoine SO: Veronica Others: Lisa for HRS calibration data, E10, Sunnyboy and Iriwaan ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We had a stable night with good seeing and managed to observe many blocks across mixed priorities. Science data taken for: 2025-2-DDT-004 P0 RSS (RSS Spectra of EP260321a) 2025-2-SCI-012 P0 HRS (x2) (Unveiling Composition and Winds in an Exoplanet's Dayside Atmosphere) 2025-1-MLT-001 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far.) 2025-2-MLT-006 P1 RSS (Study of galaxy properties of galaxy group HIPASS 1059-09) 2025-2-SCI-039 P1 RSS (Optical and near-infrared IFU observations of nearby starbursts and LIRGs) 2024-2-LSP-002 P1 RSS (Pan-African AGN survey using SALT/IFS: tracing the properties of AGN and their host galaxies) 2025-2-SCI-021 P1 RSS (x2) (Investigation of activity among main-belt objects) 2025-2-LSP-003 P2 RSS (x2) (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars) 2025-1-MLT-003 P2 HRS (Unraveling the enigmatic variability of AE Cir system with SALT) 2025-2-SCI-003 P3 HRS (x2) (Cosmic dance of massive triple) 2025-2-SCI-006 P3 HRS (Measuring Lithium abundances in UMa candidate stars) ------------------------------------------------------------------------
SALT Astronomy
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Monday, April 13, 2026
Night Log 2026-04-12
SA: Antoine SO: Veronica Others: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lost the whole night due to bad weather - high humidity and clouds No science data taken. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sunday, April 12, 2026
Night Log 2026-04-11
SA: Antoine SO: Veronica Others: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lost the whole night due to bad weather - high humidity, clouds and rain No science data taken. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Saturday, April 11, 2026
Night Log 2026-04-10
SA: Antoine SO: Veronica Others: E10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lost the whole night due to bad weather - high humidity, clouds and rain No science data taken. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Friday, April 10, 2026
Night Log 2026-04-09
SA: Antoine SO: Veronica Others: Daniel and e10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We lost a part of the night to clouds, but we were able to observe some blocks in good conditions. Science data taken for: 2024-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Followup of Transients) 2025-2-MLT-011 P1 RSS (Obtaining dynamical information and constraining galaxy cluster merger geometries and timescales) 2025-2-SCI-021 P1 RSS (x3) (Investigation of activity among main-belt objects) 2024-2-LSP-001 P2 HRS (Followup of Transients) 2025-2-SCI-039 P2 RSS (x2) (Optical and near-infrared IFU observations of nearby starbursts and LIRGs) 2025-2-LSP-003 P2 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars) 2025-2-SCI-006 P2 HRS (Measuring Lithium abundances in UMa candidate stars) 2025-2-SCI-003 P3 HRS (x2) (Cosmic dance of massive triple) 2025-2-MLT-004 P3 HRS (Radial Velocity Monitoring and Atmospheric Parameters Study of Yellow Symbiotic Giants) ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thursday, April 9, 2026
Night Log 2026-04-08
SA: Antoine SO: Veronica Others: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We lost the whole night due to bad weather No science data taken. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Night Log 2026-04-07
SA: Moses SO: Austun Others: Antoine, Wimpie ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We had a night with mostly good weather and reasonable seeing and managed to observe many blocks. Science data taken for: 2025-2-MLT-011 P1 RSS (Obtaining dynamical information and constraining galaxy cluster merger geometries and timescales) 2025-1-MLT-001 P2 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far.) 2025-2-SCI-016 P3 RSS (x2) (Observing rare and fast transients.) 2025-2-LSP-003 P3 RSS (x2) (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars) 2025-2-SCI-014 P3 RSS (We are probing the large scale outflows in bright quasars through absorption spectroscopy.) 2025-2-SCI-039 P3 RSS (x2) (Optical and near-infrared IFU observations of nearby starbursts and LIRGs) 2025-2-SCI-019 P3 RSS (x2) (Probing CGM Response to Quasar Variability) 2025-2-MLT-013 P4 RSS (Searching for double hydrogen-deficient stars) 2020-1-MLT-008 P4 RSS (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky) ------------------------------------------------------------------------