Night Log 2025-01-22

SA: Lee
SO: Veronica
Others:

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We observed a mix of priorities tonight under thin cloud and with variable seeing. We lost a little time when the cloud became thicker, but other than that it was smooth sailing.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-MLT-003 P2 RSS (Photometric Reverberation Mapping of Seyfert AGN)
2024-2-SCI-004 P2 RSS (Probing the quasar outflows.)
2024-1-SCI-042 P2 RSS (SALT Spectra of Transients)
2019-1-MLT-008 P2 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2024-2-SCI-021 P3 RSS (Searching for fast-moving black holes )
2023-2-MLT-003 P3 RSS (x2) (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)
2024-2-MLT-001 P3 HRS (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)

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Night Log 2025-01-21

SA: Antoine
SO: Austun
Others: Lee (for handover)

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We essentially lost the entire night due to poor weather conditions.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-SCI-003 P4 HRS (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)

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Night Log 2025-01-20

SA: Antoine
SO: Austun
Others:

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We managed to get only 3 blocks observed before the clouds and high humidity forced us to close.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-LSP-001 P1 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-SCI-033 P2 RSS (Constraining the star formation history of the peculiar collisional ring galaxy AM0144-585)
2024-1-MLT-009 P2 RSS (Optical Spectroscopy of nearby Galaxies)

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Night Log 2025-01-19

SA: Antoine
SO: Austun
Others:

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The weather was perfect tonight and we managed to have a productive night.

Science data taken for:
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-2-LSP-001 P1 RSS (x2) (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-SCI-002 P1 HRS (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)
2024-2-SCI-033 P2 RSS (Constraining the star formation history of the peculiar collisional ring galaxy AM0144-585)
2024-2-MLT-001 P2 HRS (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2019-1-MLT-008 P2 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2024-2-SCI-021 P3 RSS (x2) (Searching for fast-moving black holes )
2024-2-SCI-004 P3 RSS (x3) (Probing the quasar outflows.)
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2024-2-SCI-028 P3 HRS (Probing the mode of accretion in Herbig Be stars.)

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Night Log 2025-01-18

SA: Antoine
SO: Austun
Others: Wampie and Antonny

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A good night of observing in stable conditions with no tech downtime.

Science data taken for:
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-2-MLT-006 P1 HRS (HRS observations of a high mass binary system.)
2024-2-LSP-001 P1 RSS (x3) (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-SCI-002 P2 HRS (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)
2024-1-MLT-006 P2 HRS (x2) (Monitor the spectral emission lines of these Be binaries.)
2024-2-SCI-030 P2 RSS (testing grain alignment in Coalsack cloud through spectropolarimetry)
2024-2-SCI-034 P3 RSS (Characterizing the orbital parameters and accretion disk of an eclipsing high-mass X-ray binary)
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2024-2-SCI-021 P3 RSS (x2) (Searching for fast-moving black holes )
2024-2-MLT-001 P3 HRS (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)

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Night Log 2025-01-17

SA: Antoine
SO: Austun
Others: Wimpie, Nico and Michael

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It was a clear night with very good seeing. We took advantage of this and had a smooth night, observing many high-priority blocks despite the SCAM problem at the beginning of the night.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-LSP-001 P0 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2016-2-COM-001 P1 RSS (Polarimetry test proposal)
2024-1-SCI-026 P1 RSS (Spectroscopic study of the intermediate-mass X-ray binary system, 4U 1210-64)
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2024-2-SCI-024 P1 RSS (Studying the broad-line region in a quasar using reverberation mapping )
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (x2) (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-2-SCI-027 P1 RSS (Studying kinematics and properties of starbursts and LIRGs using SALT IFUs)
2024-2-LSP-001 P1 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)

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Night Log 2025-01-16

SA: Antoine
SO: Austun
Others: Lisa and Wimpie

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A full night of observing in relatively stable conditions, with many different priority blocks observed.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-SCI-033 P1 RSS (Constraining the star formation history of the peculiar collisional ring galaxy AM0144-585)
2024-2-ORP-004 P1 RSS (Study of LRN geometry)
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2024-2-SCI-040 P2 RSS (Constraining the initial mass of the progenitor of the neutron star in 2SXPS J075542.5-293353)
2024-2-SCI-021 P3 RSS (x2) (Searching for fast-moving black holes )
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2024-2-SCI-023 P3 HRS (Observations of ssrAp stars)
2024-2-SCI-034 P3 RSS (Characterizing the orbital parameters and accretion disk of an eclipsing high-mass X-ray binary)
2024-2-MLT-001 P3 HRS (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2024-2-SCI-003 P4 HRS (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)

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