Night Log 2025-06-27

SA: Alexei
SO: Austun
Others:

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Summary
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=> Lost entire night due to high humidity and clouds

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-06-26

SA: Alexei
SO: Austun
Others:

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Summary
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=> The whole night was lost due to bad weather.
=> HRS weekly calibrations were done

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-06-25

SA: Alexei
SO: Austun
Others:

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Summary
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=> Night was lost due to bad weather

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-06-24

SA: Antoine
SO: Nomzamo
Others: E10, Alexei and Austun

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Summary
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We did not manage to observe tonight due to the weather; the wind speed was too high and unstable.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-06-23

SA: Antoine
SO: Nomzamo
Others: Devakshan

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Summary
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We had to deal with high humidity, but managed to observe many blocks.

Science data taken for:
2025-1-SCI-017 P1 RSS (Time-series spectra of cataclysmic variables.)
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 RSS (x2) (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2025-1-SCI-015 P1 RSS (Probing the large-scale gas flows im and around galaxies)
2024-2-MLT-003 P2 RSS (Photometric Reverberation Mapping of Seyfert AGN)
2025-1-SCI-005 P2 RSS (Variations of Dark Matter Fraction among Galaxies)
2025-1-SCI-014 P2 RSS (Spatially resolved optical spectra of post-starburst galaxies )
2024-1-ORP-001 P3 RSS (x2) (Double white dwarf candidates)
2025-1-SCI-011 P3 RSS (x2) (Radial Velocity measurements of short-period pulsating stars. )

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Night Log 2025-06-22

SA: Antoine
SO: Nomzamo
Others:

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Summary
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The weather was not our friend tonight, which only allowed us to observe 2 blocks.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 RSS (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2025-1-SCI-011 P3 RSS (Radial Velocity measurements of short-period pulsating stars. )

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Night Log 2025-06-21

SA: Antoine
SO: Nomzamo
Others: E10, Eben, Michael, Danièl, Devakshan, Anthony and NIco

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Summary
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A full night of observing with very little technical problems.

Science data taken for:
2025-1-SCI-008 P1 RSS (Monitoring a special sample of quasars showing large continuum variations in their spectra.)
2025-1-SCI-005 P2 RSS (Variations of Dark Matter Fraction among Galaxies)
2025-1-SCI-009 P3 RSS (x3) (We are probing the large scale outflows in bright quasars through absorption spectroscopy.)
2025-1-SCI-011 P3 RSS (x6) (Radial Velocity measurements of short-period pulsating stars. )
2024-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (Followup of Transients)

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Night Log 2025-06-20

SA: Antoine
SO: Nomzamo
Others: Michael and E10

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Summary
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Lost the entire night due to weather

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-06-19

SA: Antoine
SO: Nomzamo
Others: Lisa, Nico, Daniel and Michael

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Summary
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We did not manage to observe tonight due to the weather. We tried to open, but the humidity was rising too fast, so we closed immediately.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-06-18

SA: Antoine
SO: Nomzamo
Others: Etienne

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Summary
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Lost the entire night due to weather

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-06-17

SA: Rudi
SO: Nomzamo
Others: Narges, Antoine

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Summary
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High humidity and freezing temperatures kept us closed all night.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-06-16

SA: Rudi
SO: Nomzamo
Others: Narges, Sam and Wimpie

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Summary
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A full night of observing with a little downtime. The humidity forced us to close with about 2 hours to go before the end of the night.

Science data taken for:
2025-1-MLT-003 P1 HRS (Unraveling the enigmatic variability of AE Cir system with SALT)
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2025-1-SCI-009 P2 RSS (We are probing the large scale outflows in bright quasars through absorption spectroscopy.)
2024-2-MLT-001 P2 HRS (x2) (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2024-2-LSP-001 P2 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2025-1-MLT-007 P2 HRS (Age Dating UMa)
2025-1-SCI-003 P3 HRS (x2) (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)
2025-1-SCI-004 P3 HRS (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)
2025-1-SCI-011 P3 RSS (x2) (Radial Velocity measurements of short-period pulsating stars. )

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Night Log 2025-06-15

SA: Rudi
SO: Nomzamo
Others: Narges

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Summary
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It was a full night with some technical downtime. All priorities were observed including a P0.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (x2) (Followup of Transients)
2025-1-MLT-007 P1 HRS (x2) (Age Dating UMa)
2025-1-MLT-003 P1 HRS (Unraveling the enigmatic variability of AE Cir system with SALT)
2024-2-LSP-001 P2 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-MLT-001 P2 HRS (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2025-1-SCI-011 P2 RSS (x2) (Radial Velocity measurements of short-period pulsating stars. )
2025-1-MLT-001 P2 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far.)
2025-1-SCI-027 P2 HRS (Orbit of a triaxial pulsator)
2025-1-SCI-002 P3 HRS (Observations of ssrAp stars)
2025-1-SCI-003 P3 HRS (x2) (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)

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Night Log 2025-06-14

SA: Rudi
SO: Veronica
Others: Narges

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Summary
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It was a full night with good weather and almost no downtime.

Science data taken for:
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2025-1-SCI-031 P1 HRS (x4) (High resolution spectra to obtain abundances of RR Lyrae stars.)
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (x2) (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2025-1-SCI-004 P1 HRS (x7) (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)
2024-2-MLT-001 P2 HRS (x4) (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2025-1-SCI-002 P3 HRS (Observations of ssrAp stars)
2025-1-SCI-019 P3 HRS (Study of accretion in high mass stars)
2025-1-SCI-003 P3 HRS (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)

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Night Log 2025-06-13

SA: Rudi
SO: Veronica
Others: Narges

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Summary
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It was a good night with good weather and very little downtime.

Science data taken for:
2025-1-MLT-007 P1 HRS (Age Dating UMa)
2024-2-LSP-001 P1 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2025-1-SCI-004 P2 HRS (x2) (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)
2025-1-SCI-019 P2 HRS (Study of accretion in high mass stars)
2024-2-MLT-001 P2 HRS (x4) (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2025-1-SCI-007 P3 HRS (Exocomet detection is young stars)
2025-1-SCI-031 P3 HRS (x3) (High resolution spectra to obtain abundances of RR Lyrae stars.)
2024-1-MLT-010 P3 HRS (Stellar Characterisation of Ariel mission targets: derivation of N and O abundances)
2025-1-SCI-003 P3 HRS (x4) (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)
2025-1-SCI-023 P3 HRS (Mapping of accretion Hot spot in ExLupi)

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Night Log 2025-06-12

SA: Rudi
SO: Veronica
Others: Narges, Danièl, Devakshan, Chrey

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Summary
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A full night of observing with very little technical problems. We had really good seeing conditions, but the full moon forced us to observe mostly lower priority blocks.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2023-1-COM-002 P1 RSS (x2) (Observing the Moon for polarimetry calibrations)
2025-1-SCI-023 P2 HRS (Mapping of accretion Hot spot in ExLupi)
2024-2-MLT-001 P2 HRS (x3) (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2021-2-MLT-004 P2 RSS (x2) (Spectropolarimetric Monitoring of eta Car)
2025-1-SCI-003 P3 HRS (x2) (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)
2024-1-MLT-007 P3 HRS (Long-term monitoring of the first known blue large-amplitude pulsator in a binary)
2025-1-SCI-002 P3 HRS (x4) (Observations of ssrAp stars)
2025-1-SCI-031 P3 HRS (x2) (High resolution spectra to obtain abundances of RR Lyrae stars.)
2025-1-SCI-004 P3 HRS (x2) (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)

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Night Log 2025-06-11

SA: Rudi
SO: Veronica
Others: Narges, E10, Sunnyboy

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Summary
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A few problems at the start of the night, but very good going after that. Good seeing conditions and a few high priority blocks also observed during the bright Moon.

Science data taken for:
2025-1-SCI-001 P0 RSS (SALT Spectra of Transients)
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2021-2-MLT-004 P1 RSS (Spectropolarimetric Monitoring of eta Car)
2023-1-COM-002 P1 RSS (x2) (Observing the Moon for polarimetry calibrations)
2025-1-SCI-006 P1 RSS (Spectroscopy of giant double-double radio galaxy )
2024-2-MLT-001 P2 HRS (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2025-1-SCI-003 P3 HRS (x4) (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)
2025-1-SCI-031 P3 HRS (High resolution spectra to obtain abundances of RR Lyrae stars.)
2025-1-SCI-004 P3 HRS (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)
2024-1-MLT-010 P3 HRS (Stellar Characterisation of Ariel mission targets: derivation of N and O abundances)
2025-1-SCI-002 P3 HRS (Observations of ssrAp stars)

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Night Log 2025-06-10

SA: Moses
SO: Austun
Others: Thabelo, Rudi, Narges, Anthony, Sunnyboy

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Summary
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We were closed for the first part of the night due to the humidity, but we were able to open up and observe some blocks in the second half of the night, which mostly had great seeing conditions.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-MLT-001 P2 HRS (x3) (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2025-1-SCI-003 P3 HRS (x3) (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)
2025-1-SCI-002 P3 HRS (Observations of ssrAp stars)
2025-1-SCI-031 P3 HRS (x3) (High resolution spectra to obtain abundances of RR Lyrae stars.)
2025-1-SCI-004 P3 HRS (x3) (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)
2024-1-MLT-010 P3 HRS (Stellar Characterisation of Ariel mission targets: derivation of N and O abundances)

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Night Log 2025-06-09

SA: Moses
SO: Austun
Others:

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Summary
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Lost the whole night due to bad weather

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-06-08

SA: Moses
SO: Austun
Others: Antoine

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Summary
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We lost the whole night due to bad weather: overcast very humid conditions.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-06-07

SA: Moses
SO: Austun
Others: Antoine

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Summary
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We lost the whole night due to bad stormy weather.


No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-06-06

SA: Moses
SO: Austun
Others: Wimpie, Danièl

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Summary
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We were closed for most of the night due to bad weather and we only managed to observe a couple of blocks.

Science data taken for:
2024-1-COM-001 P1 NIR (NIRWALS Testing)
2024-2-MLT-001 P2 HRS (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2025-1-MLT-007 P2 HRS (Age Dating UMa)

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Night Log 2025-06-05

SA: Moses
SO: Austun
Others: Danièl, Encarni

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Summary
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We had clear skies with good seeing for most of the night, we managed to observe many high priority blocks.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (x2) (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-LSP-001 P1 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (x3) (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2021-2-MLT-004 P1 RSS (Spectropolarimetric Monitoring of eta Car)
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (x2) (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2019-1-COM-001 P1 SCAM (Burst-mirror throughput test )
2025-1-SCI-028 P2 RSS (Determining orbital periods for ultracompact binaries)
2023-1-SCI-040 P2 HRS (Searching for variable metal lines in polluted white dwarfs)
2025-1-SCI-011 P2 RSS (Radial Velocity measurements of short-period pulsating stars. )
2024-1-MLT-010 P2 HRS (Stellar Characterisation of Ariel mission targets: derivation of N and O abundances)

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Night Log 2025-06-04

SA: Moses
SO: Austun
Others: Nico, Michael, Wimpie, Danièl

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Summary
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We had some technical problems but we managed to take advantage of the clear skies to observe many high priority blocks.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-LSP-001 P1 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2025-1-SCI-031 P1 HRS (High resolution spectra to obtain abundances of RR Lyrae stars.)
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (x3) (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 RSS (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2024-1-ORP-001 P1 RSS (Double white dwarf candidates)
2025-1-MLT-007 P2 HRS (x2) (Age Dating UMa)
2025-1-SCI-016 P2 RSS (Probing magnetic field strength in mangnetic CVs)
2025-1-SCI-004 P2 HRS (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)
2025-1-SCI-011 P2 RSS (Radial Velocity measurements of short-period pulsating stars. )
2025-1-SCI-017 P2 RSS (Time-series spectra of cataclysmic variables.)
2025-1-SCI-003 P3 HRS (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)

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Night Log 2025-06-03

SA: Alexei
SO: Veronica
Others: Moses and Austun for handover

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Summary
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=> Night lost due to weather

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-06-02

SA: Alexei
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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=> Grey and dark night with variable seeing and humidity waves. Finally, were closed by humidity at the end of the night. One P0 block was observed and many other blocks of different priorities.

Science data taken for:
2025-1-DDT-001 P0 RSS (Spectroscopic confirmation of helium-bright intracluster filament)
2025-1-MLT-003 P1 HRS (Unraveling the enigmatic variability of AE Cir system with SALT)
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2025-1-SCI-005 P2 RSS (x2) (Variations of Dark Matter Fraction among Galaxies)
2025-1-SCI-011 P2 RSS (x2) (Radial Velocity measurements of short-period pulsating stars. )
2024-1-MLT-010 P2 HRS (Stellar Characterisation of Ariel mission targets: derivation of N and O abundances)
2025-1-SCI-021 P2 RSS (Testing grain growth and alignment in Coalsack cloud through spectropolarimetry)
2025-1-SCI-009 P2 RSS (x2) (We are probing the large scale outflows in bright quasars through absorption spectroscopy.)
2025-1-SCI-003 P3 HRS (x2) (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)

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Night Log 2025-06-01

SA: Alexei
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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=> Very good and stable grey and dark night. Three P0 blocks were observed and many other blocks with very good seeing.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (x3) (Followup of Transients)
2025-1-SCI-024 P1 RSS (Probing glaxy evolution using large scale gas flows around galaxies)
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2025-1-SCI-005 P2 RSS (Variations of Dark Matter Fraction among Galaxies)
2024-1-MLT-001 P2 RSS (x2) (Study of the outer parts of lenticular galaxies.)
2025-1-SCI-009 P2 RSS (We are probing the large scale outflows in bright quasars through absorption spectroscopy.)
2024-1-ORP-001 P2 RSS (Double white dwarf candidates)
2025-1-SCI-003 P3 HRS (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)
2025-1-SCI-002 P3 HRS (Observations of ssrAp stars)

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Night Log 2025-05-31

SA: Alexei
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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=> Mostly dark time night with stable enough weather and very bad seeng above 3" most of the time. Anyway, many HRS blocks were observed and some of them were high priority.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (x2) (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2025-1-MLT-007 P2 HRS (x9) (Age Dating UMa)
2025-1-MLT-002 P2 RSS (Tracking Accretion Flows via BLR Emission in Changing-Look Active Galactic Nuclei)
2025-1-SCI-009 P2 RSS (We are probing the large scale outflows in bright quasars through absorption spectroscopy.)
2023-2-MLT-003 P2 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2025-1-SCI-016 P2 RSS (Probing magnetic field strength in mangnetic CVs)
2025-1-SCI-003 P3 HRS (x5) (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)

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Night Log 2025-05-30

SA: Alexei
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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=> Very unstable night with very strong variations of humidity and strong wind. Many high priority blocks were observed anyway.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2025-1-SCI-031 P1 HRS (High resolution spectra to obtain abundances of RR Lyrae stars.)
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (x2) (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2025-1-SCI-009 P1 RSS (x2) (We are probing the large scale outflows in bright quasars through absorption spectroscopy.)
2025-1-SCI-016 P2 RSS (x2) (Probing magnetic field strength in mangnetic CVs)
2023-1-SCI-040 P2 HRS (Searching for variable metal lines in polluted white dwarfs)
2025-1-MLT-007 P2 HRS (x2) (Age Dating UMa)

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Night Log 2025-05-29

SA: Alexei
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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=> The night was lost due to weather

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-05-28

SA: Alexei
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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=> The night was lost due to weather

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-05-27

SA: Antoine
SO: Nomzamo
Others: Nhlavutelo and Alexie for handover

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Summary
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A good night with stable seeing. Multiple blocks were observed.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-LSP-001 P0 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2025-1-MLT-001 P0 RSS (x2) (Observations of supernovae, near and far.)
2024-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (x4) (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2025-1-SCI-009 P1 RSS (We are probing the large scale outflows in bright quasars through absorption spectroscopy.)
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (x2) (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 RSS (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2025-1-SCI-004 P1 HRS (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)
2025-1-SCI-027 P2 HRS (Orbit of a triaxial pulsator)
2024-2-MLT-001 P2 HRS (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2024-2-MLT-003 P2 RSS (Photometric Reverberation Mapping of Seyfert AGN)

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Night Log 2025-05-26

SA: Antoine
SO: Nomzamo
Others: Nidhi and Nhlavutelo

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Summary
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We observed 5 blocks before clouds and humidity forced us to close.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-LSP-001 P0 HRS (x2) (Followup of Transients)
2025-1-SCI-021 P1 RSS (x2) (Testing grain growth and alignment in Coalsack cloud through spectropolarimetry)

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Night Log 2025-05-25

SA: Antoine
SO: Nomzamo
Others:

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Summary
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Another good night with stable seeing, during which multiple blocks were observed.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (x2) (Followup of Transients)
2025-1-MLT-001 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far.)
2025-1-MLT-004 P1 RSS (x7) (Near-UV and visible spectroscopy of the primitive asteroids)
2025-1-SCI-009 P1 RSS (We are probing the large scale outflows in bright quasars through absorption spectroscopy.)
2024-1-ORP-001 P1 RSS (Double white dwarf candidates)
2025-1-MLT-007 P1 HRS (x2) (Age Dating UMa)
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (x4) (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 RSS (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2025-1-SCI-027 P2 HRS (Orbit of a triaxial pulsator)
2024-2-MLT-001 P2 HRS (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)

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Night Log 2025-05-24

SA: Antoine
SO: Nomzamo
Others: Nhlavutelo

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Summary
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A good night with stable seeing. Multiple blocks were observed.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2025-1-MLT-007 P1 HRS (Age Dating UMa)
2025-1-MLT-004 P1 RSS (x6) (Near-UV and visible spectroscopy of the primitive asteroids)
2025-1-SCI-017 P1 RSS (Time-series spectra of cataclysmic variables.)
2025-1-MLT-005 P1 RSS (Study the most metal-poor void dwarf galaxies)
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (x8) (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 RSS (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (x2) (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2025-1-SCI-028 P2 RSS (Determining orbital periods for ultracompact binaries)
2025-1-SCI-027 P2 HRS (Orbit of a triaxial pulsator)

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Night Log 2025-05-23

SA: Antoine
SO: Nomzamo
Others: Nhlavutelo

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Summary
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A good night with stable seeing. Multiple blocks were observed.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (x6) (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2025-1-MLT-003 P1 HRS (Unraveling the enigmatic variability of AE Cir system with SALT)
2024-1-ORP-001 P1 RSS (Double white dwarf candidates)
2025-1-MLT-004 P1 RSS (x7) (Near-UV and visible spectroscopy of the primitive asteroids)
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (x3) (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2025-1-SCI-009 P1 RSS (We are probing the large scale outflows in bright quasars through absorption spectroscopy.)
2025-1-SCI-004 P1 HRS (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)
2025-1-MLT-007 P2 HRS (Age Dating UMa)

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Night Log 2025-05-22

SA: Antoine
SO: Nomzamo
Others: Nhlavutelo, Lisa, Daniel, Austun, Shamiel and Sunnyboy

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Summary
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A good night with stable seeing. Multiple blocks were observed.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (x6) (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (x5) (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2025-1-SCI-009 P1 RSS (x2) (We are probing the large scale outflows in bright quasars through absorption spectroscopy.)
2025-1-SCI-004 P1 HRS (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 RSS (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2025-1-SCI-011 P1 RSS (Radial Velocity measurements of short-period pulsating stars. )

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Night Log 2025-05-21

SA: Antoine
SO: Nomzamo
Others: Nhlavutelo

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Summary
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Night lost to bad weather.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-05-20

SA: Antoine
SO: Veronica
Others: Lee,Devakshan,Lisa, Sunnyboy, Thabelo ,Danièl, Eben

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Summary
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Night lost to high humidity, thick clouds and rain..

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-05-19

SA: Antoine
SO: Veronica
Others: Lee, Nomzamo and Taygan

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Summary
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We managed to observe a few blocks before thick dark clouds forced us to stop observing.

Science data taken for:
2025-1-MLT-007 P1 HRS (x8) (Age Dating UMa)
2025-1-MLT-002 P2 RSS (Tracking Accretion Flows via BLR Emission in Changing-Look Active Galactic Nuclei)

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Night Log 2025-05-18

SA: Antoine
SO: Veronica
Others: Lee, Eben,Nomzam

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Summary
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Night lost due to thick cloud.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-05-17

SA: Antoine
SO: Veronica
Others: Lee

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Summary
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At the beginning of the night, the weather was not good, but finally we obtained small windows where the weather improved, and we succeeded in observing 11 blocks.

Science data taken for:
2025-1-SCI-004 P1 HRS (x2) (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)
2024-2-MLT-001 P2 HRS (x5) (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2025-1-MLT-007 P2 HRS (x3) (Age Dating UMa)
2025-1-SCI-023 P2 HRS (Mapping of accretion Hot spot in ExLupi)

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Night Log 2025-05-16

SA: Antoine
SO: Veronica
Others: Lee

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Summary
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We had half a night with good seeing. The telescope and HRS behaved well. We completed 10 blocks.

Science data taken for:
2025-1-MLT-007 P1 HRS (x6) (Age Dating UMa)
2025-1-SCI-004 P1 HRS (x2) (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2025-1-MLT-003 P1 HRS (Unraveling the enigmatic variability of AE Cir system with SALT)

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Night Log 2025-05-15

SA: Antoine
SO: Veronica
Others: Lisa, Lee, Nomzamo, Taygan and software team online

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Summary
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The entire night was used to take pointing data only.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-05-14

SA: Antoine
SO: Veronica
Others: Lisa, Lee, Nomzamo and software team online

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Summary
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A good night with stable seeing. Multiple blocks were observed.

Science data taken for:
2025-1-SCI-004 P1 HRS (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)
2024-2-MLT-001 P2 HRS (x5) (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2025-1-SCI-007 P3 HRS (x2) (Exocomet detection is young stars)
2025-1-SCI-003 P3 HRS (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)
2025-1-SCI-002 P3 HRS (Observations of ssrAp stars)

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Night Log 2025-05-13

SA: Danièl
SO: Austun
Others: Lee, Antoine, Nomzamo, Lisa, Eben, Wimpie, Thabelo, MIcheal

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Summary
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The telescope is back online tonight after the shutdown. The first night went better than anticipated, with some adjustments needed to the pointing. RSS is also still offline due to a cooling issue.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2025-1-SCI-004 P1 HRS (x2) (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)
2024-2-MLT-001 P2 HRS (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2025-1-SCI-002 P3 HRS (x3) (Observations of ssrAp stars)
2025-1-SCI-007 P3 HRS (Exocomet detection is young stars)
2025-1-SCI-003 P3 HRS (x2) (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)

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Night Log 2025-05-12

SA: Danièl
SO: Austun
Others:

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Summary
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Shutdown in progress.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-05-11

SA: Danièl
SO: Austun
Others:

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Summary
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Shutdown in progress.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-05-10

SA: Danièl
SO: Austun
Others:

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Summary
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Shutdown in progress.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-05-09

SA: Danièl
SO: Austun
Others:

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Summary
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Shutdown in progress.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-05-08

SA: Danièl
SO: Austun
Others:

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Summary
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Shutdown ongoing.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-05-07

SA: Danièl
SO: Austun
Others:

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Summary
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Shutdown ongoing.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-05-06

SA: Lee
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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Shutdown in progress.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-05-05

SA: Danièl
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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Telescope shutdown in progress

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-05-04

SA: Danièl
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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Telescope shutdown in progress

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-05-03

SA: Danièl
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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Telescope shutdown in progress

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-05-02

SA: Danièl
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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Telescope shutdown in progress

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-05-01

SA: Danièl
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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Telescope shutdown in progress

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-04-30

SA: Danièl
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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Telescope shutdown in progress

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-04-29

SA: Danièl
SO: Shamin
Others:

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Summary
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Telescope shutdown in progress

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-04-29

SA: Danièl
SO: Shamin
Others:

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Summary
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Telescope shutdown in progress

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-04-28

SA: Danièl
SO: Shamin
Others:

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Summary
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Telescope shutdown in progress

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-04-27

SA: Rudi
SO: Shamin
Others:

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Summary
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Telescope shutdown in progress

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-04-26

SA: Rudi
SO: Shamin
Others:

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Summary
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Telescope shutdown in progress

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-04-25

SA: Rudi
SO: Shamin
Others:

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Summary
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Telescope shutdown in progress

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-04-24

SA: Rudi
SO: Shamin
Others:

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Summary
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Telescope shutdown in progress

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-04-23

SA: Rudi
SO: Shamin
Others:

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Summary
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Telescope shutdown in progress

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-04-22

SA: Rudi
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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Telescope shutdown in progress

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-04-21

SA: Danièl
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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Telescope shutdown in progress

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-04-02

SA: Danièl
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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Telescope shutdown in progress

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-04-20

SA: Danièl
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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Telescope shutdown in progress

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-04-19

SA: Alexei
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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Telescope shutdown in progress

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-04-18

SA: Alexei
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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Telescope shutdown in progress

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-04-17

SA: Alexei
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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Telescope shutdown in progress


No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-04-16

SA: Alexei
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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Telescope shutdown in progress

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-04-15

SA: Alexei
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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Telescope shutdown in progress

No science data taken.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-04-14

SA: Moses
SO: Austun
Others:

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Summary
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Telescope shutdown in progress

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-04-13

SA: Moses
SO: Austun
Others:

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Summary
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Telescope shutdown in progress

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-04-12

SA: Moses
SO: Austun
Others:

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Summary
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Telescope shutdown in progress


No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-04-11

SA: Moses
SO: Austun
Others:

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Summary
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Telescope shutdown in progress

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-04-10

SA: Moses
SO: Austun
Others:

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Summary
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Telescope shutdown in progress

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-04-09

SA: Moses
SO: Austun
Others:

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Summary
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Telescope shutdown in progress

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-04-08

SA: Moses
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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Telescope shutdown in progress

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-04-07

SA: Moses
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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Telescope shutdown in progress

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-04-06

SA: Danièl
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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Telescope shutdown in progress

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-04-05

SA: Danièl
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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Telescope shutdown in progress

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-04-04

SA: Danièl
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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Telescope shutdown in progress

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-04-03

SA: Danièl
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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Telescope shutdown in progress

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-04-02

SA: Danièl
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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Telescope shutdown in progress

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-04-01

SA: Danièl
SO: Shamin
Others:

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Summary
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Telescope shutdown in progress

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-03-31

SA: Danièl
SO: Shamin
Others:

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Summary
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Telescope unavailable due to shutdown.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-03-30

SA: Antoine
SO: Shamin
Others:

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Summary
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Lost the entire night due to telescope shutdown.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-03-29

SA: Antoine
SO: Shamin
Others:

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Summary
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Lost the entire night due to telescope shutdown.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-03-28

SA: Antoine
SO: Shamin
Others:

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Summary
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Lost the entire night due to telescope shutdown.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-03-27

SA: Antoine
SO: Shamin
Others:

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Summary
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Lost the entire night due to telescope shutdown.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-03-26

SA: Antoine
SO: Shamin
Others: LIsa and software team

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Summary
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We managed to observe 12 blocks before the high humidity forced us to close.

Science data taken for:
2023-1-SCI-040 P2 HRS (Searching for variable metal lines in polluted white dwarfs)
2024-1-MLT-010 P3 HRS (x2) (Stellar Characterisation of Ariel mission targets: derivation of N and O abundances)
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (x6) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2024-2-MLT-001 P3 HRS (x2) (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2019-1-MLT-008 P3 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)

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Night Log 2025-03-25

SA: Rudi
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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Lost the entire night due to telescope shutdown.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-03-24

SA: Rudi
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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Lost the entire night due to telescope shutdown.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-03-23

SA: Rudi
SO: Veronica
Others: Austun, Wimpie

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Summary
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We managed to get all the required on-sky engineering test done as well as clear the RSS and HRS standards. We also managed to fit in a few science blocks towards the end of the night.

Science data taken for:
2019-1-COM-001 P1 SCAM (Burst-mirror throughput test )
2019-1-MLT-008 P1 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2024-2-SCI-027 P1 RSS (Studying kinematics and properties of starbursts and LIRGs using SALT IFUs)
2016-2-COM-001 P1 RSS (Polarimetry test proposal)
2024-1-COM-001 P1 NIR (NIRWALS Testing)
2024-2-SCI-012 P2 RSS (Tracing the large-scale galactic outflows)
2024-2-SCI-002 P3 HRS (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)
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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Night Log 2025-03-22

SA: Rudi
SO: Veronica
Others: Austun

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Summary
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High humidity and ridge cloud prevented us from opening up tonight.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-03-21

SA: Rudi
SO: Veronica
Others: Austun

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Summary
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High humidity and ridge cloud prevented us from opening up tonight.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-03-20

SA: Rudi
SO: Veronica
Others: Austun, Sam, Eben

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Summary
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The weather prevented us from opening up tonight. We managed to complete the closed-dome pre-shutdown engineering tests.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-03-19

SA: Rudi
SO: Veronica
Others: Austun, Ros

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Summary
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We managed to get one P0 block done before we spent the rest of the night doing pre-shutdown engineering tests.

Science data taken for:
2024-1-SCI-042 P0 RSS (SALT Spectra of Transients)

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Night Log 2025-03-18

SA: Alexei
SO: Austun
Others: Rudi for the handover

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Summary
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=> Nice stable night with good weather conditions and moderate to good seeing. Many high priority blocks were observed, where two blocks were P0 priority.



Science data taken for:
2024-1-MLT-004 P0 RSS (Observations of white dwarf supernovae to be observed also with JWST.)
2024-2-LSP-001 P0 SCAM (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-COM-002 P1 RSS (This is a commissioning proposal)
2024-2-DDT-004 P1 HRS (Study of the complex magnetic field of a fast-rotating B-type star)
2023-2-MLT-003 P2 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-2-SCI-002 P2 HRS (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)
2024-2-SCI-024 P2 RSS (Studying the broad-line region in a quasar using reverberation mapping )
2024-1-SCI-042 P2 HRS (SALT Spectra of Transients)
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2018-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (x4) (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)
2019-1-MLT-008 P3 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)

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Night Log 2025-03-17

SA: Alexei
SO: Austun
Others:

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Summary
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=> Unstable night with bright moon. Some part of the night we were closed by humidity. Many blocks of different priorities were observed.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-ORP-004 P2 RSS (x2) (Study of LRN geometry)
2024-2-MLT-003 P2 RSS (Photometric Reverberation Mapping of Seyfert AGN)
2019-1-MLT-008 P2 HRS (x2) (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2024-2-SCI-011 P2 RSS (Observing hot and cool H-deficient stars to demonstrate evolution links.)
2024-2-LSP-001 P3 HRS (x2) (Followup of Transients)
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2024-1-MLT-010 P3 HRS (x2) (Stellar Characterisation of Ariel mission targets: derivation of N and O abundances)
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)

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Night Log 2025-03-16

SA: Alexei
SO: Austun
Others:

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Summary
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=> One science block was observed before we were closed by high humidity.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-ORP-003 P1 RSS (Astrometry of mid-sized TransNeptunian Objects)
2024-2-COM-002 P1 RSS (x2) (This is a commissioning proposal)

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Night Log 2025-03-15

SA: Alexei
SO: Austun
Others:

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Summary
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=> We were able to observe only two last hours of this night. The rest was lost due to weather. Anyway, five high priority blocks were observed.

Science data taken for:
2024-1-SCI-026 P1 RSS (Spectroscopic study of the intermediate-mass X-ray binary system, 4U 1210-64)
2024-2-SCI-002 P2 HRS (x2) (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)
2019-1-MLT-008 P2 HRS (x2) (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)

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Night Log 2025-03-14

SA: Alexei
SO: Austun
Others:

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Summary
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=> We were closed most of the night because heavy clouds and high humidity. Fortunately, last three hours weather started to be better and we observed six blocks of different priorities.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-ORP-005 P1 HRS (Bright white dwarf RVs)
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2019-1-MLT-008 P2 HRS (x2) (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)
2024-2-LSP-001 P3 HRS (Followup of Transients)

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Night Log 2025-03-13

SA: Alexei
SO: Austun
Others:

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Summary
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=> Lost the entire night to bad weather.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-03-12

SA: Alexei
SO: Austun
Others:

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Summary
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=> Clear bright night with moderate and good seeing. Many blocks were observed, but most of them are low priority.


Science data taken for:
2024-2-COM-002 P1 RSS (This is a commissioning proposal)
2024-2-LSP-001 P2 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-SCI-023 P2 HRS (Observations of ssrAp stars)
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2019-1-MLT-008 P3 HRS (x3) (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2024-2-SCI-025 P4 HRS (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2023-2-LSP-001 P4 RSS (x4) (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)

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Night Log 2025-03-11

SA: Lee
SO: Veronica
Others: Alexei, Austun

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Summary
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A full night of science to finish our week. We observed mostly lower prioirty blocks due to the bright moon and variable seeing.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-LSP-001 P1 RSS (x2) (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2016-2-COM-001 P1 RSS (Polarimetry test proposal)
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)
2024-1-MLT-010 P3 HRS (Stellar Characterisation of Ariel mission targets: derivation of N and O abundances)
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 (x3) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2019-1-MLT-008 P3 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)

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Night Log 2025-03-10

SA: Lee
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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Variable seeing and a bright moon meant we were limited to lower priority blocks for most of the night, though we did complete a few P1's as well. We lost the last 2 hours of the night to humidity.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-LSP-001 P1 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-DDT-004 P1 HRS (Study of the complex magnetic field of a fast-rotating B-type star)
2024-1-LSP-001 P1 NIR (x2) (Study of star formation quenching in post-starburst galaxies)
2024-2-ORP-005 P1 HRS (Bright white dwarf RVs)
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2018-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
2024-2-LSP-001 P3 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2023-2-LSP-001 P4 RSS (x3) (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)

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Night Log 2025-03-09

SA: Lee
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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We observed many high priority blocks tonight, including 4 P0's. The weather was good and the seeing stable throughout. Smooth sailing all night!

Science data taken for:
2024-2-SCI-024 P0 RSS (Studying the broad-line region in a quasar using reverberation mapping )
2024-1-MLT-003 P0 RSS (x2) (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2024-2-LSP-001 P1 RSS (x3) (Followup of Transients)
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-2-SCI-004 P2 RSS (x2) (Probing the quasar outflows.)
2024-1-SCI-042 P2 RSS (SALT Spectra of Transients)
2018-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
2024-2-LSP-001 P3 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)

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Night Log 2025-03-08

SA: Lee
SO: Veronica
Others: Eben, Waanie

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Summary
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We lost most of the night to thick cloud and high humidity. We opened for a brief spell and managed 3 blocks towards the end of the night.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-LSP-001 P1 RSS (x2) (Followup of Transients)
2019-1-MLT-008 P1 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)

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Night Log 2025-03-07

SA: Lee
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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Night lost to thick cloud and rain.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-03-06

SA: Lee
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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We only managed 4 blocks before we were closed by thick clouds.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-MLT-006 P2 HRS (HRS observations of a high mass binary system.)
2024-2-SCI-024 P2 RSS (Studying the broad-line region in a quasar using reverberation mapping )
2024-2-LSP-002 P2 RSS (Pan-African AGN survey using SALT/IFS: tracing the properties of AGN and their host galaxies)
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)

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Night Log 2025-03-05

SA: Lee
SO: Veronica
Others: Eben

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Summary
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We had a full night of observing, with clear skies and good seeing. The telescope behaved well and delivered reasonable image quality. We completed 14 blocks, 4 of which were P0.

Science data taken for:
2024-1-MLT-009 P0 RSS (x2) (Optical Spectroscopy of nearby Galaxies)
2024-1-MLT-004 P0 RSS (Observations of white dwarf supernovae to be observed also with JWST.)
2024-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (x2) (Followup of Transients)
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-2-SCI-015 P1 RSS (SALT IFU observation of UGCA 319 - completing the pair)
2024-1-MLT-002 P2 RSS (Tracking Accretion Flows via BLR Emission in Changing-Look Active Galactic Nuclei)
2024-2-LSP-001 P2 HRS (x2) (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-SCI-012 P2 RSS (Tracing the large-scale galactic outflows)
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (x3) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)

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Night Log 2025-03-04

SA: Moses
SO: Shamin
Others: Narges, JC, Nikki, Omri, Chris, Lisa (remote), Wimpie (remote), Lee, Eben and Sebastian

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Summary
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It was a good observing night. We managed to observe many high priority blocks.

Science data taken for:
2024-1-MLT-009 P0 RSS (x2) (Optical Spectroscopy of nearby Galaxies)
2024-1-MLT-003 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2024-2-ORP-003 P1 RSS (Astrometry of mid-sized TransNeptunian Objects)
2024-2-ORP-005 P1 HRS (Bright white dwarf RVs)
2023-2-MLT-003 P2 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-2-LSP-001 P2 RSS (Followup of Transients)

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Night Log 2025-03-03

SA: Moses
SO: Shamin
Others: Narges (in control for most of the night), JC, Nikki, Omri, Chris, Sibo, Anthony (remote), Lisa (remote), Nico

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Summary
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We struggled valiantly against the weather and mirror, and unfortunately only managed to observe 2 blocks.

Science data taken for:
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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Night Log 2025-03-02

SA: Moses
SO: Shamin
Others: Narges (in control), JC, Chris

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We had poor seeing throughout the night. Therefore, we only observed blocks with high seeing spec (3"-4").

Science data taken for:
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (x2) (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)
2024-2-LSP-001 P3 HRS (x4) (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-SCI-003 P4 HRS (x4) (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)
2023-2-MLT-005 P4 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)

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Night Log 2025-03-01

SA: Moses
SO: Shamin
Others: Narges, JC

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Poor weather kept us closed for most of the night and we were unable to complete any science observations.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-02-28

SA: Moses
SO: Shamin
Others: Sibo, Narges, JC

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Summary
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We had a good night with good seeing and managed to observe many blocks until the humidity caused us to close.

Science data taken for:
2023-2-MLT-002 P0 RSS (Constraining galaxy cluster merger geometries and timescales)
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2024-2-LSP-001 P1 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2024-1-MLT-009 P2 RSS (Optical Spectroscopy of nearby Galaxies)
2024-2-LSP-001 P2 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-SCI-038 P2 RSS (Probing magnetic field strength of magnetic cataclysmic variables stars )
2024-2-ORP-003 P2 RSS (x2) (Astrometry of mid-sized TransNeptunian Objects)
2024-1-MLT-002 P2 RSS (Tracking Accretion Flows via BLR Emission in Changing-Look Active Galactic Nuclei)
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2024-2-MLT-001 P4 HRS (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)

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Night Log 2025-02-27

SA: Moses
SO: Shamin
Others: Narges, JC, Wimpie

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Summary
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We had to deal with some high humidity and thick clouds but managed to observe a few high priority blocks.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (x2) (Followup of Transients)
2024-1-MLT-003 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2024-2-LSP-001 P2 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-SCI-011 P3 RSS (Observing hot and cool H-deficient stars to demonstrate evolution links.)

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Night Log 2025-02-26

SA: Moses
SO: Shamin
Others: Narges, JC, Wimpie

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We had mostly good weather tonight and were able to observe many high priority blocks, including four P0s.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-GWE-003 P0 RSS (EM-GW Follow-up)
2024-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (x3) (Followup of Transients)
2024-1-LSP-001 P1 NIR (x2) (Study of star formation quenching in post-starburst galaxies)
2024-2-SCI-027 P1 RSS (Studying kinematics and properties of starbursts and LIRGs using SALT IFUs)
2024-1-MLT-009 P2 RSS (Optical Spectroscopy of nearby Galaxies)
2024-2-LSP-001 P2 HRS (x2) (Followup of Transients)
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)

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Night Log 2025-02-25

SA: Antoine
SO: Shamin
Others: Moses (for handover), Narges and JC

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We only managed to observe one block before clouds and humidity forced us to close for the remainder time of the night.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-MLT-002 P2 RSS (MeerKAT follow-up study of gas-rich galaxies in the Fornax cluster. )

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Night Log 2025-02-24

SA: Antoine
SO: Shamin
Others: PPC members, Rosalind, Encarni and and others

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We only managed to do 6 blocks tonight before bad weather closed us for the rest of the night.

Science data taken for:
2023-2-MLT-002 P0 RSS (Constraining galaxy cluster merger geometries and timescales)
2024-2-DDT-003 P0 HRS (HD60435 Pulsation search)
2024-2-LSP-001 P1 HRS (x2) (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-SCI-024 P2 RSS (Studying the broad-line region in a quasar using reverberation mapping )
2024-2-LSP-002 P2 RSS (Pan-African AGN survey using SALT/IFS: tracing the properties of AGN and their host galaxies)

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Night Log 2025-02-23

SA: Antoine
SO: Veronica
Others: Nikita and Shamin

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We only managed to do 7 blocks tonight before bad weather closed us for the rest of the night.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-DDT-004 P1 HRS (Study of the complex magnetic field of a fast-rotating B-type star)
2024-2-LSP-001 P2 HRS (x4) (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-LSP-002 P2 RSS (Pan-African AGN survey using SALT/IFS: tracing the properties of AGN and their host galaxies)
2024-2-SCI-003 P4 HRS (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)

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Night Log 2025-02-22

SA: Antoine
SO: Veronica
Others: Alexei ( help on MOS observation), Anthony (help on pdet) and Iriwaan

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Despite encountering a few issues throughout the night, we successfully completed 11 blocks, including 3 P0 blocks—one of which was a GW event candidate.

Science data taken for:
2023-2-MLT-002 P0 RSS (Constraining galaxy cluster merger geometries and timescales)
2024-2-LSP-001 P0 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-GWE-001 P0 RSS (EM-GW Follow-up)
2024-2-DDT-002 P1 RSS (Study of a star undergoing obscurations caused by colliding planetesimals)
2024-2-SCI-004 P1 RSS (Probing the quasar outflows.)
2024-2-LSP-001 P1 RSS (x2) (Followup of Transients)
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-2-MLT-006 P2 HRS (HRS observations of a high mass binary system.)
2024-2-SCI-002 P2 HRS (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)

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Night Log 2025-02-21

SA: Antoine
SO: Veronica
Others: Anthony

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Summary
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We managed to observe six blocks before the humidity forced us to close.

Science data taken for:
2024-1-SCI-026 P1 RSS (Spectroscopic study of the intermediate-mass X-ray binary system, 4U 1210-64)
2023-2-MLT-003 P2 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-1-MLT-006 P3 HRS (Monitor the spectral emission lines of these Be binaries.)
2024-1-MLT-010 P3 HRS (Stellar Characterisation of Ariel mission targets: derivation of N and O abundances)
2024-2-SCI-021 P3 RSS (Searching for fast-moving black holes )
2024-2-MLT-001 P3 HRS (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)

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Night Log 2025-02-20

SA: Antoine
SO: Veronica
Others: Nikita

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Summary
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Lost the entire night to bad weather.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-02-19

SA: Antoine
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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Night lost to weather.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2025-02-18

SA: Danièl
SO: Austun
Others: Lisa, Antoine (handover)

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We only managed to do 4 blocks tonight before bad weather closed us for the rest of the night.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-SCI-019 P1 RSS (Reconstructing the Star Formation History of the HI-truncated galaxy NGC1316A in the Fornax A group)
2023-2-LSP-001 P4 RSS (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)
2024-2-SCI-003 P4 HRS (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)
2023-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)

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Night Log 2025-02-17

SA: Danièl
SO: Austun
Others: Lisa, Dartmouth students

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Summary
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Another full night of observations done, including a GW P0.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-GWE-001 P0 RSS (EM-GW Follow-up)
2016-2-COM-001 P1 RSS (Polarimetry test proposal)
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (x4) (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-2-LSP-001 P1 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2024-1-MLT-002 P2 RSS (Tracking Accretion Flows via BLR Emission in Changing-Look Active Galactic Nuclei)
2024-1-MLT-006 P3 HRS (Monitor the spectral emission lines of these Be binaries.)
2024-2-SCI-042 P3 RSS (Confirming the binary nature of yellow supergiants in the Magellanic Clouds)
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (x2) (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)
2024-2-SCI-025 P4 HRS (x2) (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)

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Night Log 2025-02-16

SA: Danièl
SO: Austun
Others: E10 (HRS), Dartmouth students

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We had a good night, except for one hiccup, and managed to complete a few blocks along with a GW P0.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-GWE-001 P0 RSS (EM-GW Follow-up)
2024-2-COM-001 P1 HRS (HRS HS Commissioning )
2019-1-MLT-008 P1 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2024-2-SCI-024 P1 RSS (x2) (Studying the broad-line region in a quasar using reverberation mapping )
2024-2-DDT-004 P1 HRS (Study of the complex magnetic field of a fast-rotating B-type star)
2024-2-SCI-025 P1 HRS (Looking for proto hot Jupiters)
2024-1-SCI-026 P1 RSS (Spectroscopic study of the intermediate-mass X-ray binary system, 4U 1210-64)
2024-2-SCI-030 P2 RSS (testing grain alignment in Coalsack cloud through spectropolarimetry)
2024-2-MLT-003 P2 RSS (Photometric Reverberation Mapping of Seyfert AGN)
2024-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-SCI-021 P3 RSS (Searching for fast-moving black holes )
2024-2-SCI-004 P3 RSS (Probing the quasar outflows.)
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)
2024-2-SCI-003 P4 HRS (x2) (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)

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Night Log 2025-02-15

SA: Danièl
SO: Austun
Others: Dartmouth Students

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We managed to complete a few blocks tonight along with a GW P0 although seeing ultimately would cause us to not complete the block visit.

Science data taken for:
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-002 P3 HRS (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)
2024-2-SCI-011 P3 RSS (Observing hot and cool H-deficient stars to demonstrate evolution links.)
2024-2-SCI-003 P4 HRS (x8) (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)
2024-2-SCI-029 P4 RSS (Artificial intelligence identification of extragalactic sources)
2024-2-ORP-004 P4 RSS (Study of LRN geometry)
2024-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (Spectroscopic monitoring of two unique red supergiants in the LMC)
2023-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)

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Night Log 2025-02-14

SA: Danièl
SO: Austun
Others:

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Summary
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We had a smooth night, no technical issues. We also observed a GW event candidate.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-GWE-001 P0 RSS (EM-GW Follow-up)
2016-2-COM-001 P1 RSS (Polarimetry test proposal)
2024-2-DDT-004 P1 HRS (Study of the complex magnetic field of a fast-rotating B-type star)
2024-2-MLT-003 P2 RSS (Photometric Reverberation Mapping of Seyfert AGN)
2024-2-MLT-006 P2 HRS (HRS observations of a high mass binary system.)
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-028 P3 HRS (Probing the mode of accretion in Herbig Be stars.)
2024-1-MLT-004 P3 RSS (Observations of white dwarf supernovae to be observed also with JWST.)
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 )
2024-2-SCI-011 P3 HRS (Observing hot and cool H-deficient stars to demonstrate evolution links.)
2023-2-LSP-001 P4 RSS (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)
2024-2-MLT-001 P4 HRS (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2024-2-SCI-003 P4 HRS (x2) (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)

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Night Log 2025-02-13

SA: Danièl
SO: Austun
Others: E10 (mirror)

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We had a relative good night, although the humidity caused trouble around midnight. Humidity spiked, causing the seeing to blow up.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-DDT-004 P1 HRS (Study of the complex magnetic field of a fast-rotating B-type star)
2024-2-ORP-004 P2 RSS (x3) (Study of LRN geometry)
2024-2-SCI-021 P3 RSS (x2) (Searching for fast-moving black holes )
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)
2023-2-MLT-005 P4 HRS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2024-2-SCI-003 P4 HRS (x4) (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)

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Night Log 2025-02-12

SA: Danièl
SO: Austun
Others: Dartmouth students, E10, Wimpie

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We had a few issues throughout the night, but managed to complete 13 blocks along with a P0.

Science data taken for:
2024-1-MLT-004 P0 RSS (Observations of white dwarf supernovae to be observed also with JWST.)
2024-1-SCI-026 P1 RSS (Spectroscopic study of the intermediate-mass X-ray binary system, 4U 1210-64)
2024-2-DDT-004 P1 HRS (Study of the complex magnetic field of a fast-rotating B-type star)
2024-1-MLT-003 P2 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2024-1-MLT-002 P2 RSS (Tracking Accretion Flows via BLR Emission in Changing-Look Active Galactic Nuclei)
2024-2-SCI-011 P2 HRS (Observing hot and cool H-deficient stars to demonstrate evolution links.)
2019-1-MLT-008 P2 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2024-2-MLT-001 P3 HRS (x2) (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2024-2-SCI-023 P3 HRS (Observations of ssrAp stars)
2024-2-SCI-003 P4 HRS (x3) (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)

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Night Log 2025-02-11

SA: Alexei
SO: Veronica
Others: Daniel and Ausrun for handover

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=> Stable night with bright moon and moderate and good seeing. Many blocks of different priorities were observed.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-ORP-005 P1 HRS (Bright white dwarf RVs)
2024-2-DDT-004 P1 HRS (Study of the complex magnetic field of a fast-rotating B-type star)
2024-2-SCI-011 P2 HRS (Observing hot and cool H-deficient stars to demonstrate evolution links.)
2024-2-SCI-034 P3 RSS (Characterizing the orbital parameters and accretion disk of an eclipsing high-mass X-ray binary)
2024-2-SCI-002 P3 HRS (x4) (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)
2024-2-SCI-021 P3 RSS (Searching for fast-moving black holes )
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2024-2-SCI-003 P4 HRS (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)
2023-2-LSP-001 P4 RSS (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)

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Night Log 2025-02-10

SA: Alexei
SO: Veronica
Others:

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=> Night with bright moon, moderate seeing and rising humidity. Were closed by humidity in about one hour before twilight. Only low priority blocks were observed.

Science data taken for:
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 )
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (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)
2024-2-SCI-023 P3 HRS (Observations of ssrAp stars)
2024-2-SCI-003 P4 HRS (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)
2024-2-MLT-001 P4 HRS (x2) (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2023-2-LSP-001 P4 RSS (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)

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Night Log 2025-02-09

SA: Alexei
SO: Veronica
Others:

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=> Unstable night with rising humidity and very bad seeing. Were closed by humidity at midnight. Some low priority blocks were observed.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-SCI-002 P3 HRS (High resolution spectrocopy of Type II Cepheids)
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (x2) (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2024-2-SCI-021 P3 RSS (Searching for fast-moving black holes )
2024-2-SCI-034 P3 RSS (Characterizing the orbital parameters and accretion disk of an eclipsing high-mass X-ray binary)
2024-2-SCI-003 P4 HRS (x3) (Defining a new chemically peculiar star catalogue)

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Night Log 2025-02-08

SA: Alexei
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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=> Bright moon night with slow growing humidity and quite variable seeing from very good till bad. Many blocks of different priorities were observed

Science data taken for:
2024-2-SCI-005 P1 RSS (x2) (Near-UV and visible spectroscopy of the primitive asteroids)
2019-1-MLT-008 P2 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2024-2-SCI-027 P2 RSS (Studying kinematics and properties of starbursts and LIRGs using SALT IFUs)
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (x3) (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)
2024-2-MLT-001 P3 HRS (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2024-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (x2) (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-SCI-021 P3 RSS (Searching for fast-moving black holes )
2024-2-SCI-011 P3 HRS (Observing hot and cool H-deficient stars to demonstrate evolution links.)

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Night Log 2025-02-07

SA: Alexei
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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=> Unstable night with rising humidity. Were closed by humidity at about midnight. Some blocks were observed during first half of the night.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-SCI-042 P2 RSS (x3) (Confirming the binary nature of yellow supergiants in the Magellanic Clouds)
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)
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2024-2-SCI-021 P3 RSS (Searching for fast-moving black holes )

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Night Log 2025-02-06

SA: Alexei
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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=> Unstable night with rising humidity and moderate seeing. Were closed by humidity twice. Many high priority blocks were observed anyway.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-SCI-024 P0 RSS (Studying the broad-line region in a quasar using reverberation mapping )
2016-2-COM-001 P1 RSS (Polarimetry test proposal)
2024-2-SCI-004 P1 RSS (Probing the quasar outflows.)
2024-2-MLT-006 P2 HRS (HRS observations of a high mass binary system.)
2024-2-MLT-001 P2 HRS (Spectroscopy of compact heirarchial triples)
2023-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2024-1-MLT-006 P3 HRS (Monitor the spectral emission lines of these Be binaries.)

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Night Log 2025-02-05

SA: Alexei
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Summary
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=> Unstable night with clouds and rising humidity. Were closed by humidity finally. Some high priority blocks were observed anyway.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-DDT-003 P0 HRS (HD60435 Pulsation search)
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-2-ORP-005 P2 HRS (Bright white dwarf RVs)
2024-1-MLT-009 P2 RSS (Optical Spectroscopy of nearby Galaxies)
2024-1-MLT-006 P3 HRS (Monitor the spectral emission lines of these Be binaries.)

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Night Log 2025-02-04

SA: Moses
SO: Shamin
Others: Alexei and Oleg

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Summary
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We had a good night with good seeing and managed to observe many high priority blocks.

Science data taken for:
2024-2-LSP-001 P1 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-SCI-005 P1 RSS (x3) (Near-UV and visible spectroscopy of the primitive asteroids)
2024-1-SCI-026 P1 RSS (Spectroscopic study of the intermediate-mass X-ray binary system, 4U 1210-64)
2024-2-SCI-012 P1 RSS (Tracing the large-scale galactic outflows)
2024-2-SCI-027 P1 RSS (Studying kinematics and properties of starbursts and LIRGs using SALT IFUs)
2023-2-MLT-003 P2 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-1-MLT-009 P2 RSS (Optical Spectroscopy of nearby Galaxies)
2024-2-SCI-024 P2 RSS (Studying the broad-line region in a quasar using reverberation mapping )
2024-2-DDT-001 P2 RSS (Spectra of blue low-mass galaxies)

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Night Log 2025-02-03

SA: Moses
SO: Shamin
Others:

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Summary
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We had a productive night despite a few minor problems and we managed to observe many low to high priority blocks.

Science data taken for:
2024-1-MLT-009 P0 RSS (x2) (Optical Spectroscopy of nearby Galaxies)
2016-2-COM-001 P1 RSS (Polarimetry test proposal)
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-2-LSP-001 P1 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2024-2-ORP-003 P2 RSS (Astrometry of mid-sized TransNeptunian Objects)
2024-2-SCI-038 P2 RSS (x2) (Probing magnetic field strength of magnetic cataclysmic variables stars )
2024-2-SCI-004 P3 RSS (Probing the quasar outflows.)

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Night Log 2025-02-02

SA: Moses
SO: Shamin
Others: Wimpie, Antoine (in the afternoon for SMI tests)

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Summary
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Clear skies tonight and smooth night tonight. We managed to observe a wide range range of high priority blocks tonight.

Science data taken for:
2024-1-MLT-009 P0 RSS (x2) (Optical Spectroscopy of nearby Galaxies)
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-2-DDT-001 P1 RSS (Spectra of blue low-mass galaxies)
2024-2-SCI-027 P1 RSS (Studying kinematics and properties of starbursts and LIRGs using SALT IFUs)
2024-2-SCI-012 P1 RSS (x3) (Tracing the large-scale galactic outflows)
2024-2-SCI-004 P2 RSS (Probing the quasar outflows.)
2024-2-MLT-005 P4 RSS (Spectroscopic monitoring of two unique red supergiants in the LMC)

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