Night Log 2026-03-10

SA: Moses
SO: techops
Others: Gideon (SO), Michael, Antoine, Veronica, LFC team, Students, Rudi

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Summary
------------------------------------------------------------------------

It was a night... we managed to observe many blocks inbetween a few problems and some reasonably stable conditions.

Science data taken for:
2025-2-MLT-011 P0 RSS (x2) (Obtaining dynamical information and constraining galaxy cluster merger geometries and timescales)
2024-2-COM-002 P1 RSS (This is a commissioning proposal)
2025-2-MLT-012 P2 HRS (Search for binary stars which may form planetary nebulae.)
2024-2-LSP-001 P2 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2025-2-SCI-014 P3 RSS (x3) (We are probing the large scale outflows in bright quasars through absorption spectroscopy.)
2025-2-SCI-001 P3 RSS (Observational program to srudy variations of Dark Matter Fraction among Galaxies)
2025-2-LSP-001 P4 HRS (x2) (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)
2025-2-SCI-033 P4 HRS (Two transiting TESS triple planet systems composed of super-Earths involved in two-body 3:2 MMRs.)

------------------------------------------------------------------------

Night Log 2026-03-09

SA: Moses
SO: techops
Others: Gideon (SO), Austun, Rudi, Michael, Wimpie

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Summary
------------------------------------------------------------------------

We had a relatively smooth night with good seeing and thin cloud to clear conditions. We managed to observe many blocks of mixed priorities.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2025-2-SCI-019 P2 RSS (Probing CGM Response to Quasar Variability)
2025-2-SCI-009 P2 HRS (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)
2025-2-SCI-031 P2 RSS (Redshifts of candidate TeV blazars)
2025-2-MLT-006 P3 RSS (Study of galaxy properties of galaxy group HIPASS 1059-09)
2025-2-SCI-014 P3 RSS (x4) (We are probing the large scale outflows in bright quasars through absorption spectroscopy.)
2023-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)

------------------------------------------------------------------------

Night Log 2026-03-08

SA: Moses
SO: techops
Others: Gideon (SO), Wimpie, LFC team

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Summary
------------------------------------------------------------------------

We had a clear night with variable seeing and we managed to observe many blocks of mixed priority.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2025-2-SCI-014 P1 RSS (x2) (We are probing the large scale outflows in bright quasars through absorption spectroscopy.)
2024-2-COM-002 P1 RSS (This is a commissioning proposal)
2025-1-MLT-002 P2 RSS (Tracking Accretion Flows via BLR Emission in Changing-Look Active Galactic Nuclei)
2025-2-SCI-009 P2 HRS (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)
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-MLT-006 P3 RSS (Study of galaxy properties of galaxy group HIPASS 1059-09)
2025-2-SCI-010 P3 RSS (Optical spectroscopy of blazars for the CTAO project)
2025-2-SCI-003 P3 HRS (Cosmic dance of massive triple)
2021-2-MLT-004 P4 RSS (Spectropolarimetric Monitoring of eta Car)
2025-2-LSP-001 P4 HRS (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)

------------------------------------------------------------------------

Night Log 2026-03-07

SA: Moses
SO: techops
Others: Gideon (SO). Aza, Anthony, Wimpie, Waanie

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Summary
------------------------------------------------------------------------

We had clear skies but fought with poor and variable seeing throughout the night. We observed many low and mid priority blocks.

Science data taken for:
2025-1-MLT-001 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far.)
2024-2-MLT-006 P1 HRS (HRS observations of a high mass binary system.)
2025-2-SCI-006 P2 HRS (Measuring Lithium abundances in UMa candidate stars)
2025-2-MLT-006 P3 RSS (Study of galaxy properties of galaxy group HIPASS 1059-09)
2021-2-MLT-004 P4 RSS (x6) (Spectropolarimetric Monitoring of eta Car)
2025-2-LSP-001 P4 HRS (x2) (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)
2025-2-SCI-004 P4 HRS (observations of ssrAp stars)
2023-2-MLT-005 P4 HRS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)

------------------------------------------------------------------------

Night Log 2026-03-06

SA: Moses
SO: techops
Others: Gideon

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Summary
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Lost the whole night due to bad weather. High humidity, thick clouds.

No science data taken.

------------------------------------------------------------------------

Night Log 2026-03-05

SA: Moses
SO: techops
Others: Gideon (SO), Thabelo

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Summary
------------------------------------------------------------------------

We had clear night with mostly good seeing. We observed many blocks until the humidity caused us to close when we were close to twilight.

Science data taken for:
2025-1-MLT-001 P2 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far.)
2025-2-SCI-003 P2 HRS (x5) (Cosmic dance of massive triple)
2025-2-SCI-025 P3 RSS (RSS spectropolarimetry of Herbig Be stars at H? to trace accretion geometry.)
2025-2-SCI-009 P3 HRS (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)
2024-2-MLT-001 P3 HRS (x2) (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2025-2-SCI-029 P3 HRS (High resolution spectroscopy of asteroseismic targets)
2023-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2025-2-LSP-001 P4 HRS (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)
2024-2-SCI-025 P4 HRS (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2020-1-MLT-008 P4 RSS (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2025-2-MLT-012 P4 HRS (Search for binary stars which may form planetary nebulae.)

------------------------------------------------------------------------

Night Log 2026-03-04

SA: Moses
SO: techops
Others: Gideon (SO). Lisa, Malcolm, LFC Team

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Summary
------------------------------------------------------------------------

We had a stable night with good seeing and managed to observe many low priority blocks.

Science data taken for:
2025-1-MLT-001 P2 RSS (x2) (Observations of supernovae, near and far.)
2024-2-MLT-001 P3 HRS (x3) (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2025-2-SCI-003 P3 HRS (x3) (Cosmic dance of massive triple)
2025-2-SCI-009 P3 HRS (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)
2025-2-SCI-025 P3 RSS (x3) (RSS spectropolarimetry of Herbig Be stars at H? to trace accretion geometry.)
2025-2-MLT-013 P3 RSS (Searching for double hydrogen-deficient stars)
2023-2-MLT-005 P4 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2025-2-SCI-033 P4 HRS (Two transiting TESS triple planet systems composed of super-Earths involved in two-body 3:2 MMRs.)
2021-2-MLT-004 P4 RSS (Spectropolarimetric Monitoring of eta Car)
2020-1-MLT-008 P4 RSS (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2025-2-MLT-004 P4 HRS (x2) (Radial Velocity Monitoring and Atmospheric Parameters Study of Yellow Symbiotic Giants)

------------------------------------------------------------------------