SA: Moses
SO: Austun
Others: Antoine
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Summary
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Lost the whole night due to bad weather - high humidity
No science data taken.
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SALT Astronomy
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Friday, April 3, 2026
Night Log 2026-04-02
SA: Moses
SO: Austun
Others:
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Summary
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We lost the whole night due to bad weather
No science data taken.
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SO: Austun
Others:
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Summary
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We lost the whole night due to bad weather
No science data taken.
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Thursday, April 2, 2026
Night Log 2026-04-01
SA: Moses
SO: Austun
Others:
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Summary
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We barely managed to observe two P0s in poor conditions before we were forced to close for the rest of the night due to thick clouds.
Science data taken for:
2025-2-DDT-004 P0 RSS (RSS Spectra of EP260321a)
2024-2-LSP-001 P0 HRS (Followup of Transients)
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SO: Austun
Others:
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Summary
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We barely managed to observe two P0s in poor conditions before we were forced to close for the rest of the night due to thick clouds.
Science data taken for:
2025-2-DDT-004 P0 RSS (RSS Spectra of EP260321a)
2024-2-LSP-001 P0 HRS (Followup of Transients)
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Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Night Log 2026-03-31
SA: Moses
SO: Fred
Others: Austun
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Summary
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We had a clear night with mostly good seeing and managed to observe many blocks of mixed priorities.
Science data taken for:
2024-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2025-2-SCI-038 P2 HRS (Identifying Be eclipsing binaries)
2025-2-MLT-013 P2 RSS (Searching for double hydrogen-deficient stars)
2024-2-LSP-001 P2 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2025-1-MLT-001 P3 RSS (x2) (Observations of supernovae, near and far.)
2025-2-SCI-003 P3 HRS (x4) (Cosmic dance of massive triple)
2025-2-MLT-004 P3 HRS (x2) (Radial Velocity Monitoring and Atmospheric Parameters Study of Yellow Symbiotic Giants)
2024-2-MLT-001 P3 HRS (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2025-2-LSP-001 P4 HRS (x2) (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)
2020-1-MLT-008 P4 RSS (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2023-2-MLT-005 P4 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2025-2-SCI-004 P4 HRS (observations of ssrAp stars)
2023-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
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SO: Fred
Others: Austun
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Summary
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We had a clear night with mostly good seeing and managed to observe many blocks of mixed priorities.
Science data taken for:
2024-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2025-2-SCI-038 P2 HRS (Identifying Be eclipsing binaries)
2025-2-MLT-013 P2 RSS (Searching for double hydrogen-deficient stars)
2024-2-LSP-001 P2 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2025-1-MLT-001 P3 RSS (x2) (Observations of supernovae, near and far.)
2025-2-SCI-003 P3 HRS (x4) (Cosmic dance of massive triple)
2025-2-MLT-004 P3 HRS (x2) (Radial Velocity Monitoring and Atmospheric Parameters Study of Yellow Symbiotic Giants)
2024-2-MLT-001 P3 HRS (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2025-2-LSP-001 P4 HRS (x2) (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)
2020-1-MLT-008 P4 RSS (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2023-2-MLT-005 P4 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2025-2-SCI-004 P4 HRS (observations of ssrAp stars)
2023-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
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Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Night Log 2026-03-30
SA: Alexei
SO: Fred
Others: Eben, Thabelo and Anthony
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Summary
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=> It was an unsettled night with a bright moon, rising humidity and poor seeing. Consequently, most of the observed blocks were low priority. However, around 30% of the blocks were high priority, and one P0-priority block was even observed.
Science data taken for:
2025-1-MLT-001 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far.)
2024-2-LSP-001 P2 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2025-2-SCI-038 P2 HRS (Identifying Be eclipsing binaries)
2025-2-MLT-013 P2 RSS (x2) (Searching for double hydrogen-deficient stars)
2024-2-MLT-001 P3 HRS (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2024-1-MLT-010 P3 HRS (Stellar Characterisation of Ariel mission targets: derivation of N and O abundances)
2025-2-SCI-003 P3 HRS (x3) (Cosmic dance of massive triple)
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 (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
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SO: Fred
Others: Eben, Thabelo and Anthony
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Summary
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=> It was an unsettled night with a bright moon, rising humidity and poor seeing. Consequently, most of the observed blocks were low priority. However, around 30% of the blocks were high priority, and one P0-priority block was even observed.
Science data taken for:
2025-1-MLT-001 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far.)
2024-2-LSP-001 P2 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2025-2-SCI-038 P2 HRS (Identifying Be eclipsing binaries)
2025-2-MLT-013 P2 RSS (x2) (Searching for double hydrogen-deficient stars)
2024-2-MLT-001 P3 HRS (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2024-1-MLT-010 P3 HRS (Stellar Characterisation of Ariel mission targets: derivation of N and O abundances)
2025-2-SCI-003 P3 HRS (x3) (Cosmic dance of massive triple)
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 (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
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Monday, March 30, 2026
Night Log 2026-03-29
SA: Moses
SO: Fred
Others: Jean
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Summary
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The seeing was excellent and stable for most of the night and we had clear skies and a relatively smooth night. We took advantage of this and observed many blocks, including a P0.
Science data taken for:
2025-1-MLT-001 P0 RSS (x2) (Observations of supernovae, near and far.)
2025-2-SCI-038 P2 HRS (Identifying Be eclipsing binaries)
2024-2-LSP-001 P2 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2025-2-MLT-004 P2 HRS (Radial Velocity Monitoring and Atmospheric Parameters Study of Yellow Symbiotic Giants)
2024-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (x4) (Followup of Transients)
2025-2-SCI-003 P3 HRS (x3) (Cosmic dance of massive triple)
2025-2-SCI-031 P3 RSS (Redshifts of candidate TeV blazars)
2024-2-MLT-001 P3 HRS (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2025-2-SCI-009 P3 HRS (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)
2025-2-MLT-010 P4 HRS (SA-China Exoplanet Collaboration PASTA)
2023-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2020-1-MLT-008 P4 RSS (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
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SO: Fred
Others: Jean
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Summary
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The seeing was excellent and stable for most of the night and we had clear skies and a relatively smooth night. We took advantage of this and observed many blocks, including a P0.
Science data taken for:
2025-1-MLT-001 P0 RSS (x2) (Observations of supernovae, near and far.)
2025-2-SCI-038 P2 HRS (Identifying Be eclipsing binaries)
2024-2-LSP-001 P2 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2025-2-MLT-004 P2 HRS (Radial Velocity Monitoring and Atmospheric Parameters Study of Yellow Symbiotic Giants)
2024-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (x4) (Followup of Transients)
2025-2-SCI-003 P3 HRS (x3) (Cosmic dance of massive triple)
2025-2-SCI-031 P3 RSS (Redshifts of candidate TeV blazars)
2024-2-MLT-001 P3 HRS (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2025-2-SCI-009 P3 HRS (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)
2025-2-MLT-010 P4 HRS (SA-China Exoplanet Collaboration PASTA)
2023-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2020-1-MLT-008 P4 RSS (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
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Sunday, March 29, 2026
Night Log 2026-03-28
SA: Lee
SO: Fred
Others: Thabelo, Eben, Austun
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Summary
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We lost a bit of time to technical issues tonight, but still completed several blocks with very good seeing and clear skies.
Science data taken for:
2025-1-MLT-001 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far.)
2025-2-SCI-024 P1 RSS (Investigating accretion and outflow activity in a massive protostellar core)
2025-2-SCI-023 P2 RSS (Measuring the orbit and disc of a neutron star X-ray binary)
2025-2-LSP-003 P2 RSS (x2) (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-2-LSP-001 P2 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (x3) (Followup of Transients)
2025-2-MLT-004 P3 HRS (Radial Velocity Monitoring and Atmospheric Parameters Study of Yellow Symbiotic Giants)
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SO: Fred
Others: Thabelo, Eben, Austun
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Summary
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We lost a bit of time to technical issues tonight, but still completed several blocks with very good seeing and clear skies.
Science data taken for:
2025-1-MLT-001 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far.)
2025-2-SCI-024 P1 RSS (Investigating accretion and outflow activity in a massive protostellar core)
2025-2-SCI-023 P2 RSS (Measuring the orbit and disc of a neutron star X-ray binary)
2025-2-LSP-003 P2 RSS (x2) (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-2-LSP-001 P2 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (x3) (Followup of Transients)
2025-2-MLT-004 P3 HRS (Radial Velocity Monitoring and Atmospheric Parameters Study of Yellow Symbiotic Giants)
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