Saturday, May 31, 2025

Night Log 2025-05-30

SA: Alexei
SO: Veronica
Others:

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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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Friday, May 30, 2025

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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Thursday, May 29, 2025

Night Log 2025-05-28

SA: Alexei
SO: Veronica
Others:

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=> The night was lost due to weather

No science data taken.

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Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Night Log 2025-05-27

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

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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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Tuesday, May 27, 2025

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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Monday, May 26, 2025

Night Log 2025-05-25

SA: Antoine
SO: Nomzamo
Others:

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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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Sunday, May 25, 2025

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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Saturday, May 24, 2025

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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Friday, May 23, 2025

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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Thursday, May 22, 2025

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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Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Night Log 2025-05-20

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

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

No science data taken.

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Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Night Log 2025-05-19

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

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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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Monday, May 19, 2025

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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Sunday, May 18, 2025

Night Log 2025-05-17

SA: Antoine
SO: Veronica
Others: Lee

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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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Saturday, May 17, 2025

Night Log 2025-05-16

SA: Antoine
SO: Veronica
Others: Lee

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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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Friday, May 16, 2025

Night Log 2025-05-15

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

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The entire night was used to take pointing data only.

No science data taken.

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Thursday, May 15, 2025

Night Log 2025-05-14

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

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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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Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Night Log 2025-05-13

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

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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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Tuesday, May 13, 2025

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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Monday, May 12, 2025

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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Sunday, May 11, 2025

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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Friday, May 9, 2025

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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Thursday, May 8, 2025

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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Wednesday, May 7, 2025

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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Tuesday, May 6, 2025

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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Monday, May 5, 2025

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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Sunday, May 4, 2025

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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Saturday, May 3, 2025

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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Friday, May 2, 2025

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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Thursday, May 1, 2025

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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