SA: Rudi SO: Austun Others: Zwido (in the driving seat), Cornelius ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We managed to get a number of mixed priority blocks observed before the humidity forced us to close just after midnight. Conditions were good up to that point with stable seeing and very little wind. Science data taken for: 2025-1-COM-001 P1 HRS (HRS HS Commissioning ) 2024-2-LSP-001 P2 HRS (Followup of Transients) 2025-1-MLT-001 P2 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far.) 2025-2-SCI-039 P2 RSS (x2) (Optical and near-infrared IFU observations of nearby starbursts and LIRGs) 2025-2-SCI-019 P3 RSS (Probing CGM Response to Quasar Variability) 2025-2-SCI-014 P3 RSS (We are probing the large scale outflows in bright quasars through absorption spectroscopy.) 2025-2-LSP-001 P4 HRS (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue) ------------------------------------------------------------------------
SALT Astronomy
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Night Log 2026-04-14
SA: Antoine SO: Veronica Others: Austun, Rudi, Zwido and Machael ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We managed to observe 6 blocks before high wind speeds and high humidity forced us to close. Science data taken for: 2025-2-SCI-021 P1 RSS (x2) (Investigation of activity among main-belt objects) 2024-2-LSP-001 P2 HRS (Followup of Transients) 2025-1-MLT-001 P2 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far.) 2024-2-LSP-001 P2 RSS (Followup of Transients) 2025-2-SCI-004 P3 HRS (observations of ssrAp stars) ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Night Log 2026-04-13
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) ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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) ------------------------------------------------------------------------