Sunday, June 30, 2024

Night Log 2024-06-29

SA: Antoine
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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We managed to observe two blocks before clouds came in.

Science data taken for:
2024-1-SCI-026 P0 RSS (Spectroscopic study of the intermediate-mass X-ray binary system, 4U 1210-64)
2021-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Followup of Transients)

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Saturday, June 29, 2024

Night Log 2024-06-28

SA: Antoine
SO: Veronica
Others: Winter school students

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Summary
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We managed to get 2 blocks only because of the weather.

Science data taken for:
2023-1-MLT-007 P3 RSS (SALT+Gaia survey of helium-rich hot subdwarfs)
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)

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Friday, June 28, 2024

Night Log 2024-06-27

SA: Antoine
SO: Veronica
Others: Bryne online and Taygan

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Summary
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A full night of science in good conditions.

Science data taken for:
2021-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (x5) (Followup of Transients)
2023-2-SCI-028 P1 HRS (What Causes the Mysterious Superorbital Modulation in Supergiant X-ray Binaries?)
2024-1-SCI-040 P1 RSS (Tracing the behaviour of PSR B1259-63 around the 2024 periastron)
2024-1-SCI-037 P1 RSS (Study the properties of galaxies in groups)
2021-2-LSP-001 P1 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (x5) (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-1-SCI-041 P1 RSS (Spectral and Dynamical Analysis of a Dual AGN Candidate)
2024-1-SCI-018 P2 HRS (Spectroscopic orbit for a massive eclipsing binary with a pulsating component)
2023-1-MLT-007 P3 RSS (SALT+Gaia survey of helium-rich hot subdwarfs)
2024-1-MLT-010 P3 HRS (Stellar Characterisation of Ariel mission targets: derivation of N and O abundances)
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (x3) (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)

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Thursday, June 27, 2024

Night Log 2024-06-26

SA: Antoine
SO: Veronica
Others: Taygan

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Summary
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A really nice and stable night with good seeing.

Science data taken for:
2021-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (x7) (Followup of Transients)
2024-1-SCI-037 P1 RSS (Study the properties of galaxies in groups)
2024-1-MLT-006 P1 HRS (Monitor the spectral emission lines of these Be binaries.)
2024-1-SCI-029 P1 RSS (Redshift measurements of BL Lacs for the CTA project)
2024-1-MLT-002 P2 RSS (Tracking Accretion Flows via BLR Emission in Changing-Look Active Galactic Nuclei)
2023-1-SCI-040 P2 HRS (Searching for variable metal lines in polluted white dwarfs)
2023-1-SCI-023 P2 HRS (Spectra of RR Lyrae stars which will be used to determine the composition of the stars. )
2024-1-MLT-010 P3 HRS (x2) (Stellar Characterisation of Ariel mission targets: derivation of N and O abundances)
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (x3) (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)

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Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Night Log 2024-06-25

SA: Rudi
SO: Fred
Others: Antoine

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Summary
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A full night of observing with no technical downtime. We managed to get a number of high priority blocks observed.

Science data taken for:
2024-1-SCI-026 P0 RSS (Spectroscopic study of the intermediate-mass X-ray binary system, 4U 1210-64)
2021-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (x5) (Followup of Transients)
2024-1-MLT-006 P0 HRS (Monitor the spectral emission lines of these Be binaries.)
2024-1-SCI-029 P1 RSS (Redshift measurements of BL Lacs for the CTA project)
2019-1-MLT-008 P1 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2024-1-SCI-005 P1 RSS (Study of a dusty disk around a planetary nebula)
2024-1-MLT-010 P3 HRS (x2) (Stellar Characterisation of Ariel mission targets: derivation of N and O abundances)
2022-2-MLT-002 P3 HRS (Follow-up of tight stellar quadruples)
2023-1-MLT-007 P3 RSS (SALT+Gaia survey of helium-rich hot subdwarfs)
2023-1-SCI-040 P3 HRS (x2) (Searching for variable metal lines in polluted white dwarfs)
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)

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Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Night Log 2024-06-24

SA: Rudi
SO: Fred
Others: Eben

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Summary
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A full night of observing with some technical downtime at the start. Relatively stable conditions allowed us to observe a number of high priority blocks.

Science data taken for:
2023-2-SCI-028 P1 HRS (What Causes the Mysterious Superorbital Modulation in Supergiant X-ray Binaries?)
2021-2-LSP-001 P1 RSS (x9) (Followup of Transients)
2024-1-MLT-002 P2 RSS (Tracking Accretion Flows via BLR Emission in Changing-Look Active Galactic Nuclei)
2023-1-MLT-007 P3 RSS (x6) (SALT+Gaia survey of helium-rich hot subdwarfs)
2023-1-SCI-023 P3 HRS (x2) (Spectra of RR Lyrae stars which will be used to determine the composition of the stars. )
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (x3) (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)
2024-1-SCI-007 P4 HRS (observing Ap stars)

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Monday, June 24, 2024

Night Log 2024-06-23

SA: Rudi
SO: Fred
Others: Richard, Bryne

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Summary
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A bumpy start to the night with some technical problems, but once they were dealt with we had some good stable conditions to complete many blocks (mostly low priority due to the bright moon).

Science data taken for:
2024-1-SCI-026 P0 RSS (Spectroscopic study of the intermediate-mass X-ray binary system, 4U 1210-64)
2024-1-SCI-040 P2 RSS (Tracing the behaviour of PSR B1259-63 around the 2024 periastron)
2023-1-SCI-023 P2 HRS (x2) (Spectra of RR Lyrae stars which will be used to determine the composition of the stars. )
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (x4) (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)
2023-1-MLT-007 P3 RSS (x4) (SALT+Gaia survey of helium-rich hot subdwarfs)
2024-1-MLT-010 P3 HRS (Stellar Characterisation of Ariel mission targets: derivation of N and O abundances)
2019-1-MLT-008 P4 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2024-1-SCI-007 P4 HRS (x4) (observing Ap stars)
2024-1-SCI-004 P4 HRS (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogueBuilding a new )

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Sunday, June 23, 2024

Night Log 2024-06-22

SA: Rudi
SO: Fred
Others: Eben, Bryne

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An almost full night of observing that was interrupted by a few technical problems throughout the night.

Science data taken for:
2024-1-SCI-018 P2 HRS (Spectroscopic orbit for a massive eclipsing binary with a pulsating component)
2024-1-MLT-003 P2 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2023-1-MLT-007 P3 RSS (x5) (SALT+Gaia survey of helium-rich hot subdwarfs)
2023-1-SCI-023 P3 HRS (x3) (Spectra of RR Lyrae stars which will be used to determine the composition of the stars. )
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (x3) (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)
2024-1-SCI-032 P3 HRS (Observation of magnetospheric accretion)
2024-1-SCI-004 P4 HRS (x2) (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogueBuilding a new )
2024-1-SCI-007 P4 HRS (observing Ap stars)

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Saturday, June 22, 2024

Night Log 2024-06-21

SA: Rudi
SO: Fred
Others: Eben and Bryne (Moving baffle)

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Summary
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High humidity and clouds kept us closed all night.

No science data taken.

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Friday, June 21, 2024

Night Log 2024-06-20

SA: Rudi
SO: Fred
Others:

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Thin clouds and the bright moon forced us to observe mostly lower priority blocks. Strong winds forced us to close early.

Science data taken for:
2024-1-SCI-026 P0 RSS (Spectroscopic study of the intermediate-mass X-ray binary system, 4U 1210-64)
2021-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2024-1-SCI-040 P1 RSS (Tracing the behaviour of PSR B1259-63 around the 2024 periastron)
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2023-1-SCI-023 P3 HRS (x4) (Spectra of RR Lyrae stars which will be used to determine the composition of the stars. )
2024-1-SCI-019 P3 HRS (Asteroseismology of an eclipsing tidally tilted pulsator )
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (x4) (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)
2024-1-MLT-010 P3 HRS (Stellar Characterisation of Ariel mission targets: derivation of N and O abundances)

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Thursday, June 20, 2024

Night Log 2024-06-19

SA: Rudi
SO: Fred
Others: Richard (CCAS Spots)

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Summary
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We managed to get a few blocks done before the humidity forced us to close.

Science data taken for:
2024-1-SCI-026 P0 RSS (Spectroscopic study of the intermediate-mass X-ray binary system, 4U 1210-64)
2024-1-SCI-040 P1 RSS (Tracing the behaviour of PSR B1259-63 around the 2024 periastron)
2024-1-MLT-003 P2 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (x2) (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)
2023-1-MLT-007 P3 RSS (SALT+Gaia survey of helium-rich hot subdwarfs)

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Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Night Log 2024-06-18

SA: Encarni
SO: Shamin
Others: Rudi and Fred for handover. The SALT s/w team for a visit.

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Summary
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Entire night lost to bad weather

No science data taken.

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Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Night Log 2024-06-17

SA: Encarni
SO: Shamin
Others:

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Summary
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Entire night lost to bad weather.

No science data taken.

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Monday, June 17, 2024

Night Log 2024-06-16

SA: Encarni
SO: Shamin
Others: E10 remotely to fix dome

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A long and mostly productive night, with just a few glitches and cloud forcing us to close in the middle again.


Science data taken for:
2021-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (x3) (Followup of Transients)
2024-1-SCI-026 P0 RSS (Spectroscopic study of the intermediate-mass X-ray binary system, 4U 1210-64)
2024-1-SCI-040 P1 RSS (Tracing the behaviour of PSR B1259-63 around the 2024 periastron)
2023-1-SCI-023 P2 HRS (x5) (Spectra of RR Lyrae stars which will be used to determine the composition of the stars. )
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)
2023-1-MLT-007 P3 RSS (x2) (SALT+Gaia survey of helium-rich hot subdwarfs)
2024-1-SCI-032 P3 HRS (Observation of magnetospheric accretion)
2024-1-SCI-004 P4 HRS (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogueBuilding a new )

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Sunday, June 16, 2024

Night Log 2024-06-15

SA: Encarni
SO: Shamin
Others: Johan for the structure. E10 remotely for payload.

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A partly cloudy night, which is frustrating because it's hard to predict which way the clouds will go and how thick they will be! We also had some time lost due to a couple of technical issues. Otherwise, a fairly productive night.

Science data taken for:
2021-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2024-1-MLT-006 P0 HRS (Monitor the spectral emission lines of these Be binaries.)
2024-1-SCI-040 P1 RSS (Tracing the behaviour of PSR B1259-63 around the 2024 periastron)
2023-2-SCI-028 P1 HRS (What Causes the Mysterious Superorbital Modulation in Supergiant X-ray Binaries?)
2023-1-SCI-023 P2 HRS (x2) (Spectra of RR Lyrae stars which will be used to determine the composition of the stars. )
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)
2022-2-MLT-002 P3 HRS (Follow-up of tight stellar quadruples)
2024-1-SCI-013 P3 RSS (x2) (Probing the quasar outflows.)
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2023-1-SCI-040 P4 HRS (x2) (Searching for variable metal lines in polluted white dwarfs)
2024-1-SCI-007 P4 HRS (observing Ap stars)
2023-2-MLT-001 P4 HRS (Study of hot SB2 systems)

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Saturday, June 15, 2024

Night Log 2024-06-14

SA: Encarni
SO: Shamin
Others: Eben and E10 finishing up the day checks

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Summary
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A full night of science in good conditions. :

Science data taken for:
2024-1-MLT-003 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2024-1-SCI-005 P1 HRS (Study of a dusty disk around a planetary nebula)
2024-1-SCI-012 P1 RSS (Near-UV and visible spectroscopy of the primitive asteroids)
2023-2-MLT-002 P1 RSS (Constraining galaxy cluster merger geometries and timescales)
2024-1-SCI-040 P1 RSS (Tracing the behaviour of PSR B1259-63 around the 2024 periastron)
2024-1-MLT-005 P2 RSS (Study of the metallicity galaxies in voids)
2023-1-SCI-023 P2 HRS (x7) (Spectra of RR Lyrae stars which will be used to determine the composition of the stars. )
2024-1-SCI-031 P2 RSS (x2) (BCG evlolution in ACT clusters at intermediate/high redshifts)
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (x2) (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)
2024-1-SCI-013 P3 RSS (Probing the quasar outflows.)
2024-1-ORP-001 P3 RSS (Double white dwarf candidates)

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Friday, June 14, 2024

Night Log 2024-06-13

SA: Encarni
SO: Shamin
Others:

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Summary
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A really nice and stable night with good seeing. A tracker problem in the middle of the night cost us a high priority target, but the crew managed to fix it and we were back on sky for the rest of the night!


Science data taken for:
2021-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2024-1-SCI-040 P1 RSS (Tracing the behaviour of PSR B1259-63 around the 2024 periastron)
2024-1-SCI-025 P2 RSS (Probing the large scale gas flows in galaxies)
2023-1-MLT-007 P2 RSS (SALT+Gaia survey of helium-rich hot subdwarfs)
2024-1-MLT-001 P2 RSS (x2) (Study of the outer parts of lenticular galaxies.)
2024-1-SCI-006 P2 RSS (Investigating broad H alpha emission in core-collapse supernovae.)
2023-1-SCI-023 P2 HRS (x5) (Spectra of RR Lyrae stars which will be used to determine the composition of the stars. )
2024-1-SCI-013 P3 RSS (x2) (Probing the quasar outflows.)

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Thursday, June 13, 2024

Night Log 2024-06-12

SA: Encarni
SO: Shamin
Others:

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Summary
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A beautiful clear night with mostly decent seeing. A few technical issues here and there, but mostly very productive.

Science data taken for:
2024-1-DDT-003 P0 SCAM (Observations of Near Earth Asteroid 1998 KY26)
2024-1-SCI-026 P0 RSS (Spectroscopic study of the intermediate-mass X-ray binary system, 4U 1210-64)
2019-1-MLT-008 P1 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2023-2-SCI-028 P1 HRS (What Causes the Mysterious Superorbital Modulation in Supergiant X-ray Binaries?)
2024-1-SCI-040 P1 RSS (Tracing the behaviour of PSR B1259-63 around the 2024 periastron)
2024-1-SCI-022 P1 RSS (Study of a giant radio galaxy candidate in the Zone of Avoidance)
2024-1-SCI-012 P1 RSS (x2) (Near-UV and visible spectroscopy of the primitive asteroids)
2024-1-SCI-033 P2 HRS (detached eclipsing binaries for PLATO mission)
2024-1-SCI-031 P2 RSS (BCG evlolution in ACT clusters at intermediate/high redshifts)
2024-1-SCI-018 P2 HRS (Spectroscopic orbit for a massive eclipsing binary with a pulsating component)
2023-2-MLT-004 P3 RSS (Searching for New quasar Pairs )
2023-1-SCI-023 P3 HRS (x3) (Spectra of RR Lyrae stars which will be used to determine the composition of the stars. )
2024-1-SCI-004 P4 HRS (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogueBuilding a new )

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Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Night Log 2024-06-11

SA: Lee
SO: Veronica
Others: Encarni, Shamin (for handover)

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We lost most of the night to either strong winds, cloud or high humidity, which all seemed to take turns closing us tonight. Only three blocks completed.

Science data taken for:
2024-1-SCI-040 P1 RSS (Tracing the behaviour of PSR B1259-63 around the 2024 periastron)
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2024-1-SCI-004 P4 HRS (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogueBuilding a new )

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Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Night Log 2024-06-10

SA: Lee
SO: Veronica
Others: Richard, Shamiel (SCAM filters), Ant (for NCON)

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Summary
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A blanket of cloud and poor seeing restricted us to mostly lower priority blocks tonight. Like last night, we had a lot of technical downtime.

Science data taken for:
2024-1-DDT-003 P0 SCAM (Observations of Near Earth Asteroid 1998 KY26)
2021-2-LSP-001 P1 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2024-1-COM-001 P1 None (NIRWALS Testing)
2024-1-SCI-040 P1 RSS (Tracing the behaviour of PSR B1259-63 around the 2024 periastron)
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (x3) (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)
2023-1-SCI-023 P3 HRS (x4) (Spectra of RR Lyrae stars which will be used to determine the composition of the stars. )
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2024-1-MLT-010 P3 HRS (Stellar Characterisation of Ariel mission targets: derivation of N and O abundances)
2024-1-SCI-007 P4 HRS (observing Ap stars)

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Monday, June 10, 2024

Night Log 2024-06-09

SA: Lee
SO: Veronica
Others: Eben, Richard (for BMS, mirror bursting, dome noises), Nico, Waanie

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Summary
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Many technical issues tonight, but still a majority of science time. Used to complete several high priority targets.

Science data taken for:
2024-1-LSP-001 P1 None (x2) (Study of star formation quenching in post-starburst galaxies)
2024-1-SCI-022 P1 RSS (Study of a giant radio galaxy candidate in the Zone of Avoidance)
2023-2-MLT-004 P1 RSS (Searching for New quasar Pairs )
2024-1-SCI-012 P1 RSS (Near-UV and visible spectroscopy of the primitive asteroids)
2023-2-SCI-028 P1 HRS (What Causes the Mysterious Superorbital Modulation in Supergiant X-ray Binaries?)
2019-1-MLT-008 P2 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2024-1-MLT-005 P2 RSS (x3) (Study of the metallicity galaxies in voids)
2023-1-SCI-023 P2 HRS (Spectra of RR Lyrae stars which will be used to determine the composition of the stars. )

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Sunday, June 9, 2024

Night Log 2024-06-08

SA: Lee
SO: Veronica
Others: Richard (for CCAS)

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We had a bumpy night tonight, as can be expected after being off-sky the past week. We had poor IQ at times, and technical problems with the mirror alignment system. But we also had excellent IQ at times, combined with fabulous seeing! Some engineering, technical and weather downtime was sprinkled into our science time, which was used to complete a dozen high priority blocks.

Science data taken for:
2024-1-MLT-003 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2024-1-SCI-026 P0 RSS (Spectroscopic study of the intermediate-mass X-ray binary system, 4U 1210-64)
2024-1-SCI-012 P1 RSS (x3) (Near-UV and visible spectroscopy of the primitive asteroids)
2024-1-SCI-040 P1 RSS (Tracing the behaviour of PSR B1259-63 around the 2024 periastron)
2024-1-ORP-001 P1 HRS (x2) (Double white dwarf candidates)
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (x2) (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-1-MLT-005 P2 RSS (Study of the metallicity galaxies in voids)
2024-1-SCI-033 P2 HRS (detached eclipsing binaries for PLATO mission)

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Saturday, June 8, 2024

Night Log 2024-06-07

SA: Lee
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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Night lost to weather again.

No science data taken.

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Friday, June 7, 2024

Night Log 2024-06-06

SA: Lee
SO: Veronica
Others: Moses, 1.9m observers for a quick tour

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Night lost to terrible weather. We used the downtime to do some testing for NIRWALS and new RSS slitmasks.

No science data taken.

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Thursday, June 6, 2024

Night Log 2024-06-05

SA: Lee
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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Night lost to high humidity.

No science data taken.

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Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Night Log 2024-06-04

SA: Rudi
SO: Fred
Others: Lee

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Another night with high humidity, high winds and rain kept us closed all night.

No science data taken.

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Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Night Log 2024-06-03

SA: Rudi
SO: Fred
Others:

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High humidity, strong wind, clouds and rain kept us closed all night.

No science data taken.

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Monday, June 3, 2024

Night Log 2024-06-02

SA: Rudi
SO: Fred
Others: E10

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Technical problems prevented us from getting one block done at the start of the night before the humidity went over the limit and prevented any other observations for the rest of the night.

No science data taken.

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Sunday, June 2, 2024

Night Log 2024-06-01

SA: Rudi
SO: Fred
Others:

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High humidity and ridge cloud kept us closed all night.

No science data taken.

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Saturday, June 1, 2024

Night Log 2024-05-31

SA: Rudi
SO: Fred
Others:

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Summary
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We managed to get a few high priority blocks observed before the humidity forced us to close at midnight.

Science data taken for:
2024-1-SCI-026 P0 RSS (Spectroscopic study of the intermediate-mass X-ray binary system, 4U 1210-64)
2024-1-MLT-003 P0 RSS (x2) (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2024-1-SCI-040 P1 RSS (Tracing the behaviour of PSR B1259-63 around the 2024 periastron)
2024-1-ORP-001 P2 HRS (Double white dwarf candidates)

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