SA: Antoine SO: JC Others: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The whole night was lost due to bad weather. No science data taken. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
SALT Astronomy
Monday, May 11, 2026
Sunday, May 10, 2026
Night Log 2026-05-09
SA: Antoine SO: JC Others: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We managed to observe 6 blocks before dark clouds forced us to close. Science data taken for: 2026-1-DDT-003 P0 RSS (RSS Spectra of EP260321a) 2026-1-MLT-004 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far.) 2026-1-SCI-005 P1 HRS (x2) (na) 2024-2-LSP-001 P1 RSS (Followup of Transients) 2026-1-SCI-022 P1 RSS (Identifying targets for follow-up BH dynamical mass measurements) ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Saturday, May 9, 2026
Night Log 2026-05-08
SA: Antoine SO: JC Others: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The humidity forced us to close for the first two and a half hours of the night, but after reopening we managed to observe 10 blocks. Science data taken for: 2026-1-SCI-025 P1 RSS (We are probing the large scale outflows in bright quasars through absorption spectroscopy.) 2026-1-SCI-005 P1 HRS (na) 2024-2-COM-002 P1 RSS (x2) (This is a commissioning proposal) 2026-1-SCI-022 P1 RSS (x3) (Identifying targets for follow-up BH dynamical mass measurements) 2026-1-MLT-002 P1 HRS (HRS-MR spectra of Classical Cepheids ) 2026-1-SCI-004 P1 HRS (x3) (Studying the variable stellar winds of Wolf-Rayet stars) 2026-1-SCI-024 P2 RSS (Decoding the star formation history of Arp 261) ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Friday, May 8, 2026
Night Log 2026-05-07
SA: Antoine SO: JC Others: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The whole night was lost due to bad weather. No science data taken. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Night Log 2026-05-06
SA: Antoine SO: JC Others: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The whole night was lost due to bad weather. No science data taken. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Night Log 2026-05-05
SA: Lee SO: Austun Others: Zwido, JC and Antoine (handover) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The whole night was lost due to bad weather. No science data taken. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Night Log 2026-05-04
SA: Lee SO: Austun Others: Zwido (in training) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The whole night was lost due to bad weather. No science data was taken. No science data taken. ------------------------------------------------------------------------