Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Night Log 2022-08-30

SA: Rudi
SO: Veronica
Others: Bryne, Johan, Lisa + interns, Tim-Olver and Stefan + students

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The weather kept us closed all night.

No science data taken.

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Night Log 2022-08-29

SA: Rudi
SO: Veronica
Others:

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High humidity, strong wind and ridge cloud kept us closed all night.

No science data taken.

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Monday, August 29, 2022

Night Log 2022-08-28

SA: Rudi
SO: Veronica
Others: Bryne

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A lot of interruptions tonight. We had some technical problems, weather downtime and an empty queue that allowed us to take standards and also do an ADC test. Mostly lower priority targets observed tonight.

Science data taken for:
2021-1-MLT-005 P1 RSS (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
2022-1-SCI-014 P2 RSS (Optical followup of MALS targets.)
2021-2-MLT-005 P2 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2022-1-SCI-010 P4 HRS (Observing Ap stars @dlhwp)
2018-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
2021-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)

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Sunday, August 28, 2022

Night Log 2022-08-27

SA: Rudi
SO: Veronica
Others: Danièl (pol cals)

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A full night of observing with a relatively stable conditions and various priority blocks observed. Very minimal tech downtime and the FIF stage was well behaved tonight.

Science data taken for:
2021-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (x2) (Followup of Transients)
2022-1-SCI-007 P1 RSS (An enigmatic `beast': the nearby edge-on giant LSB galaxy)
2020-2-SCI-042 P1 RSS (Finding young stars and their planets)
2020-1-MLT-005 P1 RSS (Study of extraplanar diffuse ionized gas in moderately inclined galaxies.)
2020-1-MLT-008 P2 RSS (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2022-1-MLT-004 P2 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2022-1-SCI-018 P3 HRS (Spectroscopic orbits for three massive eclipsing binaries with pulsating components)
2022-1-SCI-016 P3 RSS (Study of the galaxies that produces strong MgII absorption in the spectra of the background quasars)
2022-1-SCI-009 P3 HRS (Cosmic dance of massive triple)
2021-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (x3) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2021-2-MLT-001 P4 RSS (x2) (Unravelling the gas and stellar kinematics of nearby starbursts and LIRGs)
2022-1-SCI-010 P4 HRS (Observing Ap stars @dlhwp)

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Saturday, August 27, 2022

Night Log 2022-08-26

SA: Rudi
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Almost a full night of observing, with a high humidity gap in the middle and a few small technical problems. Mostly lower priority targets observed.

Science data taken for:
2022-1-MLT-004 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2022-1-SCI-015 P1 RSS (Probing the quasar outflows.)
2020-2-SCI-042 P1 RSS (Finding young stars and their planets)
2021-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (x5) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2022-1-SCI-010 P4 HRS (x2) (Observing Ap stars @dlhwp)
2021-2-MLT-001 P4 RSS (x2) (Unravelling the gas and stellar kinematics of nearby starbursts and LIRGs)

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Friday, August 26, 2022

Night Log 2022-08-25

SA: Rudi
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Clouds and high humidity prevented us from opening up tonight.

No science data taken.

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Thursday, August 25, 2022

Night Log 2022-08-24

SA: Rudi
SO: Veronica
Others:

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We managed to get two blocks done before the wind and clouds forced us to close.

Science data taken for:
2022-1-SCI-005 P3 HRS (Revealing parameters of the first known blue large-amplitude pulsator in a binary)
2021-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)

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Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Night Log 2022-08-23

SA: Encarni
SO: Xola
Others: Rudi for handover

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Another gorgeous dark night to end the week. The seeing was a little more variable tonight, but still below 2". :)





Science data taken for:
2022-1-MLT-004 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2022-1-SCI-006 P1 RSS (Digging through the dust: A complete census of neutral hydrogen at z > 2)
2020-1-MLT-005 P1 RSS (Study of extraplanar diffuse ionized gas in moderately inclined galaxies.)
2020-1-MLT-008 P2 RSS (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2019-1-MLT-008 P2 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2021-2-LSP-001 P2 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2022-1-SCI-018 P3 HRS (Spectroscopic orbits for three massive eclipsing binaries with pulsating components)
2022-1-SCI-005 P3 HRS (Revealing parameters of the first known blue large-amplitude pulsator in a binary)
2022-1-SCI-009 P3 HRS (Cosmic dance of massive triple)
2021-2-MLT-001 P4 RSS (x2) (Unravelling the gas and stellar kinematics of nearby starbursts and LIRGs)
2022-1-MLT-001 P4 HRS (Chemically peculiar Am stars observed by TESS satellite on the southern sky.)
2020-2-SCI-042 P4 RSS (x2) (Finding young stars and their planets)
2021-2-MLT-006 P4 HRS (Accurate parameters of stars in Tight Triple Systems)
2022-1-SCI-019 P4 RSS (Probing the environment inside Extreme Emission Line Dwarf Galaxies)

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Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Night Log 2022-08-22

SA: Encarni
SO: Xola
Others: Danièl (pol calibrations)

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A beautiful nearly dark night, with decent seeing. Some fast-moving high clouds came through the middle of the night, but they didn't have much impact. And no tech downtime! :)


Science data taken for:
2021-1-MLT-005 P1 RSS (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
2020-1-MLT-005 P1 RSS (Study of extraplanar diffuse ionized gas in moderately inclined galaxies.)
2022-1-SCI-020 P2 RSS (Revealing Physical Properties of Emission-Line Galaxies at z<0.4.)
2021-2-LSP-001 P2 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2022-1-SCI-005 P3 HRS (Revealing parameters of the first known blue large-amplitude pulsator in a binary)
2022-1-SCI-008 P3 RSS (Archeology of the nearby possibly lopsided galaxy NGC 247 with discrete tracers)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2022-1-SCI-009 P3 HRS (Cosmic dance of massive triple)
2021-2-MLT-001 P4 RSS (Unravelling the gas and stellar kinematics of nearby starbursts and LIRGs)
2018-1-MLT-004 P4 RSS (Dark energy and the expansion rate of the Universe from quasar monitoring.)
2020-2-SCI-042 P4 RSS (x3) (Finding young stars and their planets)
2022-1-SCI-010 P4 HRS (Observing Ap stars @dlhwp)

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Monday, August 22, 2022

Night Log 2022-08-21

SA: Encarni
SO: Xola
Others:

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A really great night tonight, with decent seeing, stable conditions and nearly no hiccups!


Science data taken for:
2018-1-MLT-004 P1 RSS (Dark energy and the expansion rate of the Universe from quasar monitoring.)
2022-1-SCI-020 P2 RSS (Revealing Physical Properties of Emission-Line Galaxies at z<0.4.)
2021-2-MLT-005 P2 HRS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2022-1-MLT-003 P2 RSS (Void galaxies in the Local Volume: probing peculiarities of their chemical evolution)
2021-2-LSP-001 P2 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2022-1-SCI-004 P3 RSS (Measuring the magnetic field strengths of B stars @dlhwp)
2022-1-SCI-005 P3 HRS (Revealing parameters of the first known blue large-amplitude pulsator in a binary)
2022-1-SCI-009 P3 HRS (Cosmic dance of massive triple)
2018-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
2021-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2020-2-SCI-042 P4 RSS (x3) (Finding young stars and their planets)
2021-2-MLT-001 P4 RSS (Unravelling the gas and stellar kinematics of nearby starbursts and LIRGs)
2022-1-SCI-010 P4 HRS (Observing Ap stars @dlhwp)

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Sunday, August 21, 2022

Night Log 2022-08-20

SA: Encarni
SO: Xola
Others: Timmy and Richard to cover a segment, Lisa for HRS, Richard for FIF-B and the calsys lamps

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Finally good weather and good seeing! We had a few technical problems tonight, but still managed some good science observations. Yay! :)


Science data taken for:
2020-2-SCI-042 P1 RSS (Finding young stars and their planets)
2022-1-SCI-008 P1 RSS (Archeology of the nearby possibly lopsided galaxy NGC 247 with discrete tracers)
2021-1-MLT-005 P1 RSS (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
2022-1-SCI-026 P1 HRS (Identifying chemical tracers of mass transfer for 10 candidate Field Blue Stragglers/Lurkers.)
2022-1-SCI-016 P2 RSS (Study of the galaxies that produces strong MgII absorption in the spectra of the background quasars)
2022-1-SCI-015 P2 RSS (Probing the quasar outflows.)
2019-1-MLT-008 P2 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2018-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
2022-1-SCI-018 P4 HRS (Spectroscopic orbits for three massive eclipsing binaries with pulsating components)
2022-1-SCI-010 P4 HRS (Observing Ap stars @dlhwp)

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Saturday, August 20, 2022

Night Log 2022-08-19

SA: Encarni
SO: Xola
Others:

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Third night in a row lost to bad weather Forecast says it improves from tomorrow - fingers crossed!

No science data taken.

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Friday, August 19, 2022

Night Log 2022-08-18

SA: Encarni
SO: Xola
Others:

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Entire night lost to bad weather.

No science data taken.

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Thursday, August 18, 2022

Night Log 2022-08-17

SA: Encarni
SO: Xola
Others: Danièl (pol cals)

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Horrible weather for our first observing night - foggy, windy, rainy... no science data taken, but we took some weekly calibrations. We'll try again tomorrow!

No science data taken.

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Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Night Log 2022-08-16

SA: Alexei
SO: Thea
Others:

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=> Nice and stable night with good seeing. Many blocks with different priorities were done.

Science data taken for:
2022-1-MLT-004 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2021-1-MLT-005 P1 RSS (x2) (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
2020-1-MLT-008 P2 RSS (x3) (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2021-2-LSP-001 P2 RSS (x2) (Followup of Transients)
2019-1-MLT-008 P3 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2022-1-SCI-009 P3 HRS (Cosmic dance of massive triple)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2022-1-SCI-018 P3 HRS (Spectroscopic orbits for three massive eclipsing binaries with pulsating components)
2022-1-SCI-005 P3 HRS (Revealing parameters of the first known blue large-amplitude pulsator in a binary)
2021-2-MLT-001 P4 RSS (Unravelling the gas and stellar kinematics of nearby starbursts and LIRGs)
2021-2-MLT-006 P4 HRS (x2) (Accurate parameters of stars in Tight Triple Systems)
2018-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
2022-1-SCI-010 P4 HRS (Observing Ap stars @dlhwp)

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Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Night Log 2022-08-15

SA: Alexei
SO: Thea
Others:

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=> Night with thin clouds, strong wind and moderate seeing. Many blocks of different priorities were done.

Science data taken for:
2021-2-LSP-001 P1 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2021-1-MLT-005 P1 RSS (x3) (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
2018-2-MLT-005 P2 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
2019-1-MLT-008 P3 HRS (x2) (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2022-1-SCI-009 P3 HRS (x2) (Cosmic dance of massive triple)
2022-1-SCI-010 P4 HRS (x5) (Observing Ap stars @dlhwp)
2022-1-SCI-018 P4 HRS (Spectroscopic orbits for three massive eclipsing binaries with pulsating components)
2021-2-MLT-006 P4 HRS (x2) (Accurate parameters of stars in Tight Triple Systems)

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Monday, August 15, 2022

Night Log 2022-08-14

SA: Alexei
SO: Thea
Others:

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=> Entire night lost to weather. No science data taken. HRS weekly calibrations were taken.

No science data taken.

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Sunday, August 14, 2022

Night Log 2022-08-13

SA: Alexei
SO: Thea
Others:

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=> Entire night lost to weather. No science data taken.

No science data taken.

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Saturday, August 13, 2022

Night Log 2022-08-12

SA: Alexei
SO: Thea
Others: Danièl (pol calibrations)

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=> Entire night lost to weather. No science data taken.

No science data taken.

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Friday, August 12, 2022

Night Log 2022-08-11

SA: Alexei
SO: Thea
Others:

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=> Very unstable night with clouds and bright moon. Mostly low priority blocks were observed in between.

Science data taken for:
2021-2-MLT-005 P2 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2021-2-LSP-001 P2 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2019-1-MLT-008 P3 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2022-1-SCI-009 P3 HRS (Cosmic dance of massive triple)
2022-1-SCI-005 P3 HRS (Revealing parameters of the first known blue large-amplitude pulsator in a binary)
2018-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
2021-2-MLT-006 P4 HRS (x2) (Accurate parameters of stars in Tight Triple Systems)
2022-1-SCI-010 P4 HRS (x3) (Observing Ap stars @dlhwp)
2021-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)

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Thursday, August 11, 2022

Night Log 2022-08-10

SA: Alexei
SO: Thea
Others:

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=> The night was lost due to bad weather. Time was used for calibrations.

No science data taken.

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Wednesday, August 10, 2022

Night Log 2022-08-09

SA: Rosalind
SO: Thea
Others: Alexei for handover, Etienne for the FIF

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A mixed night, with good seeing, some thick cloud at times, and a lot of downtime caused by the FIF B stage. We completed 18 blocks despite the issues.

Science data taken for:
2022-1-MLT-004 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2021-1-MLT-005 P1 HRS (x2) (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
2021-2-MLT-005 P2 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2022-1-SCI-005 P3 HRS (Revealing parameters of the first known blue large-amplitude pulsator in a binary)
2022-1-SCI-009 P3 HRS (x2) (Cosmic dance of massive triple)
2020-1-MLT-008 P3 RSS (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2021-1-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
2020-2-SCI-042 P4 RSS (x2) (Finding young stars and their planets)
2018-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
2021-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2022-1-SCI-001 P4 HRS (Molecular emission lines)
2022-1-SCI-010 P4 HRS (x2) (Observing Ap stars @dlhwp)
2021-2-MLT-006 P4 HRS (Accurate parameters of stars in Tight Triple Systems)

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Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Night Log 2022-08-08

SA: Rosalind
SO: Thea
Others:

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We completed 16 blocks despite some thick, high clouds that disrupted observations a few times. The seeing was fairly stable and we had very little technical downtime.

Science data taken for:
2019-1-MLT-008 P1 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2021-1-MLT-005 P1 RSS (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
2021-1-MLT-005 P1 HRS (x3) (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
2020-1-MLT-008 P2 RSS (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2022-1-SCI-001 P4 HRS (Molecular emission lines)
2022-1-SCI-010 P4 HRS (x2) (Observing Ap stars @dlhwp)
2020-2-SCI-042 P4 RSS (x2) (Finding young stars and their planets)
2021-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (x5) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)

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Monday, August 8, 2022

Night Log 2022-08-07

SA: Rosalind
SO: Thea
Others:

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Entire night lost to wet and cloudy weather.

No science data taken.

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Sunday, August 7, 2022

Night Log 2022-08-06

SA: Rosalind
SO: Thea
Others: Etienne to help with FIF

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A clear night with poor seeing and some downtime due to high humidity in the middle of the night. We completed 7 low priority blocks and did the throughput test before the break, and then 4 more high priority blocks after reopening.

Science data taken for:
2022-1-MLT-004 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2019-1-COM-001 P1 SCAM (Burst-mirror throughput test )
2020-1-MLT-005 P2 RSS (Study of extraplanar diffuse ionized gas in moderately inclined galaxies.)
2021-2-LSP-001 P2 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2022-1-SCI-009 P3 HRS (Cosmic dance of massive triple)
2018-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
2022-1-SCI-010 P4 HRS (x2) (Observing Ap stars @dlhwp)
2022-1-SCI-002 P4 HRS (Tracing variations in three massive young stellar objects in M17)
2021-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2022-1-SCI-018 P4 HRS (Spectroscopic orbits for three massive eclipsing binaries with pulsating components)

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Saturday, August 6, 2022

Night Log 2022-08-05

SA: Rosalind
SO: Thea
Others:

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An enjoyable and productive night of observing, with little tech time and good, stable seeing all night. We completed 18 blocks, low priority during the first half of the night, and high priority in the second.

Science data taken for:
2022-1-SCI-007 P1 RSS (An enigmatic `beast': the nearby edge-on giant LSB galaxy)
2020-1-MLT-005 P1 RSS (Study of extraplanar diffuse ionized gas in moderately inclined galaxies.)
2020-2-SCI-042 P1 RSS (Finding young stars and their planets)
2020-1-MLT-008 P2 RSS (x2) (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2019-1-MLT-008 P2 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2022-1-SCI-008 P3 RSS (Archeology of the nearby possibly lopsided galaxy NGC 247 with discrete tracers)
2022-1-SCI-018 P3 HRS (Spectroscopic orbits for three massive eclipsing binaries with pulsating components)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2021-2-MLT-001 P4 RSS (Unravelling the gas and stellar kinematics of nearby starbursts and LIRGs)
2022-1-SCI-001 P4 HRS (Molecular emission lines)
2022-1-SCI-010 P4 HRS (x2) (Observing Ap stars @dlhwp)
2022-1-SCI-009 P4 HRS (x3) (Cosmic dance of massive triple)
2021-2-MLT-003 P4 RSS (Tracking Accretion Flows via BLR Emission in Changing-Look Active Galactic Nuclei)

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Friday, August 5, 2022

Night Log 2022-08-04

SA: Rosalind
SO: Thea
Others: Etienne, Jean

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The night started off well, with great seeing. The seeing deteriorated in the second half of the night and unfortunately the tech problems from the last week have not gone yet. We had a few FIF stage errors throughout the night and then PCON went into a confused fault state just when we were about to start on the high priority early morning RSS blocks. Without RSS the rest of the night we were left with only a few P4s and some idle time.

Science data taken for:
2021-2-MLT-001 P1 RSS (Unravelling the gas and stellar kinematics of nearby starbursts and LIRGs)
2019-1-MLT-008 P2 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2022-1-SCI-016 P3 RSS (Study of the galaxies that produces strong MgII absorption in the spectra of the background quasars)
2022-1-SCI-009 P3 HRS (x4) (Cosmic dance of massive triple)
2022-1-SCI-010 P4 HRS (x4) (Observing Ap stars @dlhwp)
2021-2-MLT-003 P4 RSS (Tracking Accretion Flows via BLR Emission in Changing-Look Active Galactic Nuclei)
2022-1-MLT-001 P4 HRS (Chemically peculiar Am stars observed by TESS satellite on the southern sky.)
2022-1-SCI-018 P4 HRS (x3) (Spectroscopic orbits for three massive eclipsing binaries with pulsating components)
2021-2-MLT-006 P4 HRS (x2) (Accurate parameters of stars in Tight Triple Systems)
2022-1-MLT-002 P4 HRS (Searching for new chemically peculiar stars in the southern hemisphere)

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Thursday, August 4, 2022

Night Log 2022-08-03

SA: Rosalind
SO: Thea
Others:

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Entire night lost to weather.

No science data taken.

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Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Night Log 2022-08-02

SA: Lee
SO: Veronica
Others: Moses & camera crew, Ros for handover

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Night lost to weather.

No science data taken.

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Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Night Log 2022-08-01

SA: Lee
SO: Veronica
Others: Nico, Thabelo

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Thick cloud kept us closed for most of the night. Ongoing FIF problems took up most of the clear-sky spells, leaving us with only 1 science block completed.

Science data taken for:
2022-1-SCI-011 P1 RSS (Spectroscopic classification of Gaia microlensing event candidates)

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Monday, August 1, 2022

Night Log 2022-07-31

SA: Lee
SO: Veronica
Others: Bryne, Nico, Ant (for PCON)

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A productive night with good, stable seeing throughout. We completed a number of mixed priority blocks. Some technical issues prevented us from taking full advantage of the good seeing, but it was good to have HRS back on-sky!

Science data taken for:
2021-2-LSP-001 P1 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2022-1-SCI-025 P2 SCAM (Observational studies of faint, small Solar System bodies called centaurs.)
2021-2-MLT-005 P2 HRS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2019-1-MLT-008 P2 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2022-1-SCI-009 P3 HRS (x3) (Cosmic dance of massive triple)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2022-1-SCI-005 P3 HRS (Revealing parameters of the first known blue large-amplitude pulsator in a binary)
2022-1-SCI-018 P4 HRS (x2) (Spectroscopic orbits for three massive eclipsing binaries with pulsating components)
2022-1-SCI-010 P4 HRS (Observing Ap stars @dlhwp)
2020-2-SCI-042 P4 RSS (Finding young stars and their planets)

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