Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Night Log 2024-12-30

SA: Danièl
SO: Fred
Others: Lisa

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Strong winds caused some downtime tonight, but went down later allowing us to open and observe for the rest of the night.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2024-1-MLT-002 P2 RSS (Tracking Accretion Flows via BLR Emission in Changing-Look Active Galactic Nuclei)
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (x2) (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)
2024-2-SCI-003 P4 HRS (x5) (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)

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Monday, December 30, 2024

Night Log 2024-12-29

SA: Danièl
SO: Fred
Others:

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Summary
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We managed to complete a few blocks, however clouds made life difficult in between observations.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2024-1-MLT-002 P2 RSS (Tracking Accretion Flows via BLR Emission in Changing-Look Active Galactic Nuclei)
2024-1-MLT-003 P3 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (x5) (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)

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Sunday, December 29, 2024

Night Log 2024-12-28

SA: Danièl
SO: Fred
Others: Thabelo (grating)

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Summary
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Thick clouds and high humidity closed us just after midnight.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-MLT-006 P1 HRS (HRS observations of a high mass binary system.)
2024-2-COM-001 P1 HRS (HRS HS Commissioning )
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (x2) (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)

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Saturday, December 28, 2024

Night Log 2024-12-27

SA: Danièl
SO: Fred
Others:

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Summary
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We only managed to complete 2 blocks before ridge clouds and high humidity closed for the rest of the night.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)

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Friday, December 27, 2024

Night Log 2024-12-26

SA: Danièl
SO: Fred
Others:

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Summary
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Thick clouds closed us for the first part of the night, but cleared enough for us to observe the 2nd part of the night.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (x4) (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)

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Thursday, December 26, 2024

Night Log 2024-12-25

SA: Danièl
SO: Fred
Others:

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Summary
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We had a full night of observations, completing a few blocks with various priorities.

Science data taken for:
2016-2-COM-001 P1 RSS (Polarimetry test proposal)
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (x3) (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2024-2-SCI-038 P2 RSS (Probing magnetic field strength of magnetic cataclysmic variables stars )
2024-2-MLT-003 P2 RSS (Photometric Reverberation Mapping of Seyfert AGN)
2024-1-MLT-003 P3 RSS (x2) (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (x3) (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)

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Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Night Log 2024-12-24

SA: Alexei
SO: Fred
Others:

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Summary
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=> Merry Christmas!!!
=> Very unstable night with moderate at the beginning of the night to bad seeing at the end. We suggest that rapid movements of Santa Claus and his sleigh through the atmosphere led to additional turbulence, which was recorded as poor-quality images.
Blocks of different priorities were observed during this night.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-LSP-001 P1 RSS (x3) (Followup of Transients)
2024-1-MLT-006 P1 HRS (Monitor the spectral emission lines of these Be binaries.)
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (x3) (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)

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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Night Log 2024-12-23

SA: Alexei
SO: Austun
Others:

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Summary
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=> Unstable night with moderate seeing and rising humidity. Were closed by humidity soon after midnight. Some blocks were observed.

Science data taken for:
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (x2) (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-2-LSP-001 P1 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-SCI-038 P2 RSS (Probing magnetic field strength of magnetic cataclysmic variables stars )
2024-1-MLT-001 P3 HRS (Study of the outer parts of lenticular galaxies.)

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Monday, December 23, 2024

Night Log 2024-12-22

SA: Alexei
SO: Austun
Others:

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Summary
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=> Night with good seeing and rising humidity. Telescope was closed due to high humidity after midnight. Mostly high priority blocks were observed tonight.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2024-2-LSP-001 P1 RSS (x3) (Followup of Transients)
2024-1-MLT-001 P2 RSS (Study of the outer parts of lenticular galaxies.)
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)
2024-2-SCI-003 P4 HRS (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)

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Sunday, December 22, 2024

Night Log 2024-12-21

SA: Alexei
SO: Austun
Others:

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=> Very unstable night with rising humidity and from bad to ugly seeing. Finally, we were closed by humidity. Both high and low priority blocks were observed depending on seeing.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (x2) (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2024-2-SCI-024 P1 RSS (Studying the broad-line region in a quasar using reverberation mapping )
2024-1-MLT-006 P3 HRS (Monitor the spectral emission lines of these Be binaries.)
2024-2-MLT-001 P3 HRS (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (x2) (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)
2024-2-SCI-003 P4 HRS (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)

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Saturday, December 21, 2024

Night Log 2024-12-20

SA: Alexei
SO: Austun
Others:

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=> A clear night with a highly variable image quality that was good enough at the beginning of the night, but deteriorated greatly towards the end. Many high priority blocks were observed mainly, but some low priority blocks were observed for the reason of bad seeing.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (x2) (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-MLT-006 P1 HRS (HRS observations of a high mass binary system.)
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-2-SCI-010 P1 HRS (SALT/HRS observations of a gamma-ray bright HMXB in the LMC. )
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2024-1-MLT-001 P2 RSS (x2) (Study of the outer parts of lenticular galaxies.)
2024-2-MLT-001 P3 HRS (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2024-2-SCI-003 P4 HRS (x2) (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)

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Friday, December 20, 2024

Night Log 2024-12-19

SA: Alexei
SO: Austun
Others:

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Summary
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=> Night with variable moderate to good seeing and without any technical problems. Many high priority blocks were observed.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-SCI-017 P1 HRS (Pulsation monitoring of beta Pic)
2024-2-COM-001 P1 HRS (HRS HS Commissioning )
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2024-2-SCI-033 P1 RSS (Constraining the star formation history of the peculiar collisional ring galaxy AM0144-585)
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-1-MLT-006 P2 HRS (Monitor the spectral emission lines of these Be binaries.)
2024-1-MLT-001 P2 RSS (Study of the outer parts of lenticular galaxies.)
2019-1-MLT-008 P2 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2024-2-MLT-001 P3 HRS (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (x2) (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)

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Thursday, December 19, 2024

Night Log 2024-12-18

SA: Alexei
SO: Austun
Others:

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=> Stable night with grey moon and moderate seeing. Finally, we were closed by humidity in one hour before morning twilight. Mostly high priority blocks were observed.

Science data taken for:
2024-1-MLT-006 P1 HRS (Monitor the spectral emission lines of these Be binaries.)
2024-2-SCI-017 P1 HRS (Pulsation monitoring of beta Pic)
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (x2) (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (x2) (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2019-1-MLT-008 P2 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2024-2-SCI-003 P4 HRS (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)

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Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Night Log 2024-12-17

SA: Rudi
SO: Fred
Others: Austun, Alexei

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A full night of observing in relatively stable conditions. Mostly lower priority blocks observed due to the bright moon.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2016-2-COM-001 P1 RSS (Polarimetry test proposal)
2024-2-MLT-001 P3 HRS (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (x2) (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)
2024-2-SCI-028 P3 HRS (Probing the mode of accretion in Herbig Be stars.)
2024-2-SCI-022 P3 HRS (HD60435 Pulsation search)
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)

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Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Night Log 2024-12-16

SA: Rudi
SO: Fred
Others:

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Summary
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A full night of observing. Mostly lower priority blocks observed due to the bright moon.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2024-2-SCI-002 P2 HRS (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)
2024-1-MLT-003 P2 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2024-2-ORP-005 P2 HRS (Bright white dwarf RVs)
2024-2-SCI-040 P2 RSS (Constraining the initial mass of the progenitor of the neutron star in 2SXPS J075542.5-293353)
2024-1-MLT-010 P3 HRS (Stellar Characterisation of Ariel mission targets: derivation of N and O abundances)
2024-2-SCI-032 P3 HRS (Observation of an accretion outburst system)
2024-2-SCI-034 P3 RSS (Characterizing the orbital parameters and accretion disk of an eclipsing high-mass X-ray binary)
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2024-2-MLT-001 P3 HRS (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)

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Monday, December 16, 2024

Night Log 2024-12-15

SA: Rudi
SO: Fred
Others:

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Thick clouds and high humidity kept us closed all night.

No science data taken.

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Sunday, December 15, 2024

Night Log 2024-12-14

SA: Rudi
SO: Fred
Others:

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A full night of observing in very stable conditions. Good number of high priority blocks observed.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (x2) (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2016-2-COM-001 P1 RSS (Polarimetry test proposal)
2024-2-MLT-003 P2 RSS (Photometric Reverberation Mapping of Seyfert AGN)
2024-2-SCI-002 P2 HRS (x2) (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)
2024-1-MLT-010 P3 HRS (x3) (Stellar Characterisation of Ariel mission targets: derivation of N and O abundances)
2024-2-SCI-021 P3 RSS (Searching for fast-moving black holes )
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)

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Saturday, December 14, 2024

Night Log 2024-12-13

SA: Rudi
SO: Fred
Others:

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Summary
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A full night of observing with no technical downtime. Mostly lower priority targets observed due to some thin clouds, bad seeing and bright moon.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2024-2-MLT-006 P1 HRS (HRS observations of a high mass binary system.)
2024-1-MLT-003 P2 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2024-2-SCI-021 P3 RSS (Searching for fast-moving black holes )
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (x3) (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)
2024-2-MLT-001 P3 HRS (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2024-1-MLT-010 P3 HRS (x2) (Stellar Characterisation of Ariel mission targets: derivation of N and O abundances)
2024-2-SCI-003 P4 HRS (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)

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Friday, December 13, 2024

Night Log 2024-12-12

SA: Rudi
SO: Fred
Others:

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We managed to get two blocks observed before the clouds and humidity forced us to close.

Science data taken for:
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (x2) (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)

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Thursday, December 12, 2024

Night Log 2024-12-11

SA: Rudi
SO: Shamin
Others: Danièl

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A full night of observing with a short interruption due to some clouds. Many high priority blocks observed as well as some polarimetry calibrations.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-SCI-024 P0 RSS (Studying the broad-line region in a quasar using reverberation mapping )
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (x2) (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2016-2-COM-001 P1 RSS (Polarimetry test proposal)
2019-1-MLT-008 P2 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2024-2-SCI-004 P2 RSS (Probing the quasar outflows.)
2023-1-SCI-040 P3 HRS (Searching for variable metal lines in polluted white dwarfs)

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Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Night Log 2024-12-10

SA: Rudi
SO: Austun
Others:

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Summary
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A full night of observing with very little downtime. Many high priority targets observed.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-SCI-010 P1 HRS (SALT/HRS observations of a gamma-ray bright HMXB in the LMC. )
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-2-SCI-033 P1 RSS (Constraining the star formation history of the peculiar collisional ring galaxy AM0144-585)
2024-2-SCI-004 P2 RSS (Probing the quasar outflows.)
2024-1-MLT-001 P2 RSS (Study of the outer parts of lenticular galaxies.)
2024-1-MLT-006 P3 HRS (x2) (Monitor the spectral emission lines of these Be binaries.)

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Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Night Log 2024-12-09

SA: Rudi
SO: Austun
Others: Michael, Lisa, Shamin

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A full night of observing with very little downtime. A thin layer of cloud the entire night forced us to observe mostly brighter targets.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-SCI-010 P1 HRS (SALT/HRS observations of a gamma-ray bright HMXB in the LMC. )
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (x4) (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2019-1-MLT-008 P2 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2024-1-MLT-006 P3 HRS (Monitor the spectral emission lines of these Be binaries.)

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Monday, December 9, 2024

Night Log 2024-12-08

SA: Rudi
SO: Austun
Others: Danièl, E10

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A full night with lost of downtime for tech, operations, engineering and weather. We managed to get mostly high priority blocks observed.

Science data taken for:
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (x2) (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (x2) (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2016-2-COM-001 P1 RSS (Polarimetry test proposal)
2024-1-MLT-006 P2 HRS (Monitor the spectral emission lines of these Be binaries.)
2024-2-SCI-004 P2 RSS (Probing the quasar outflows.)
2024-2-SCI-003 P4 HRS (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)

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Sunday, December 8, 2024

Night Log 2024-12-07

SA: Encarni
SO: Austun
Others:

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Another perfect night with stable good seeing and no technical problems. Awesome!


Science data taken for:
2024-2-SCI-033 P1 RSS (Constraining the star formation history of the peculiar collisional ring galaxy AM0144-585)
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (x2) (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (x2) (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2024-2-SCI-002 P1 HRS (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)
2023-1-SCI-040 P2 HRS (Searching for variable metal lines in polluted white dwarfs)
2024-2-ORP-005 P2 HRS (Bright white dwarf RVs)
2024-2-SCI-020 P2 RSS (Near-infrared (and one optical) spectra of AGN)
2024-2-MLT-001 P3 HRS (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)

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Saturday, December 7, 2024

Night Log 2024-12-06

SA: Encarni
SO: Austun
Others:

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Back at the telescope (albeit remotely) and enjoyed a beautiful clear and productive night with no technical problems! :)



Science data taken for:
2024-2-SCI-005 P1 RSS (x2) (Near-UV and visible spectroscopy of the primitive asteroids)
2024-2-SCI-039 P1 RSS (Studying GRGs to explore their jet dynamics and their influence on the evolution of host galaxies)
2024-2-LSP-001 P1 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2024-2-MLT-006 P1 HRS (HRS observations of a high mass binary system.)
2024-2-SCI-004 P1 RSS (Probing the quasar outflows.)
2024-2-MLT-001 P3 HRS (x2) (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2024-1-MLT-006 P3 HRS (Monitor the spectral emission lines of these Be binaries.)

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Friday, December 6, 2024

Night Log 2024-12-05

SA: Danièl
SO: Austun
Others: Nico, ET10 (slitmask), Encarni

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Summary
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Clouds and technical issues made observing difficult tonight.

Science data taken for:
2024-1-MLT-006 P1 HRS (Monitor the spectral emission lines of these Be binaries.)
2024-2-SCI-005 P4 RSS (Near-UV and visible spectroscopy of the primitive asteroids)

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Thursday, December 5, 2024

Night Log 2024-12-04

SA: Danièl
SO: Austun
Others: Lisa and Malcolm

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The clouds caused us to be closed for a large part of the night, however we did managed to complete a few blocks of mixed priorities.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2016-2-COM-001 P1 RSS (Polarimetry test proposal)
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)

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Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Night Log 2024-12-03

SA: Alexei
SO: Fred
Others:

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Summary
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=> Clear and stable dark time night with very good seeing. We observed mainly high priority blocks.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-SCI-005 P1 RSS (x2) (Near-UV and visible spectroscopy of the primitive asteroids)
2024-2-MLT-003 P2 RSS (Photometric Reverberation Mapping of Seyfert AGN)
2024-2-SCI-009 P2 RSS (x2) (Search for new symbiotic stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud.)
2024-1-MLT-001 P3 RSS (x2) (Study of the outer parts of lenticular galaxies.)

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Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Night Log 2024-12-02

SA: Alexei
SO: Fred
Others:

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Summary
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=> Stable dark time night with rising humidity and moderate and good seeing. We have some technical problems. Only high priority blocks were observed.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (x2) (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2024-2-SCI-020 P1 RSS (Near-infrared (and one optical) spectra of AGN)
2023-2-MLT-003 P2 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-1-MLT-001 P2 RSS (Study of the outer parts of lenticular galaxies.)

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Monday, December 2, 2024

Night Log 2024-12-01

SA: Alexei
SO: Fred
Others:

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Summary
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=> Unstable dark night with mostly thick and sometimes thin clouds. We observed only low priority blocks. Some time was lost due to weather.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (x3) (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)
2024-2-SCI-002 P3 HRS (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)
2024-2-SCI-021 P3 RSS (Searching for fast-moving black holes )

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Sunday, December 1, 2024

Night Log 2024-11-30

SA: Alexei
SO: Fred
Others:

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Summary
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=> Stable dark night with moderate and good seeing. Only high priority blocks were observed.

Science data taken for:
2024-1-MLT-006 P1 HRS (Monitor the spectral emission lines of these Be binaries.)
2024-2-SCI-033 P1 RSS (Constraining the star formation history of the peculiar collisional ring galaxy AM0144-585)
2024-1-MLT-001 P2 RSS (x2) (Study of the outer parts of lenticular galaxies.)
2024-1-MLT-005 P2 RSS (Study of the metallicity galaxies in voids)
2024-2-SCI-008 P2 RSS (Probing stellar shells in nearby galaxies with SALT)
2024-2-MLT-007 P2 RSS (Rutgers discretionary time.)
2024-2-MLT-006 P2 HRS (HRS observations of a high mass binary system.)

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