Night Log 2020-02-06

SA: Moses
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Lost the entire night due to overcast weather and high humidity.

No science data taken.

Night Log 2020-02-05

SA: Moses
SO: Veronica
Others: Antoine

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We only managed a few observations in between multiple weather interruptions.

Science data taken for:
2019-2-SCI-006 P2 HRS (Investigating the multiplicity of WR stars)
2018-1-MLT-002 P3 RSS (Longterm observations of a Be XRB)
2019-2-MLT-004 P3 RSS (x2) (Monitoring the line emission in Southern Galactic Be/X-ray binaries)
2019-1-MLT-002 P4 HRS (Spectroscopic observations of central stars of mid-infrared nebulae)
2019-2-SCI-004 P4 HRS (Variability of the unusual young and cool star UNSW-V760)
2019-2-SCI-031 P4 HRS (Study of RV Tauri stars without a circumbinary disc.)

Night Log 2020-02-04

SA: Solohery
SO: Thea
Others: Moses (handover), Paul B.

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Short night but with some science data taken. Weekly HRS RV standards re-done.

Science data taken for:
2019-2-SCI-016 P1 RSS (Probing the quasar outflows.)
2019-2-SCI-006 P2 HRS (Investigating the multiplicity of WR stars)
2019-2-MLT-004 P3 RSS (Monitoring the line emission in Southern Galactic Be/X-ray binaries)
2019-1-MLT-002 P3 HRS (Spectroscopic observations of central stars of mid-infrared nebulae)

Night Log 2020-02-03

SA: Solohery
SO: Thea
Others: Richard (fixing ELS + help restarting PCON and HRS MMI)

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A great night with P0s done. Even though it started with issues on ELS communication error and then power cuts.

Science data taken for:
2018-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2018-2-LSP-001 P0 HRS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2019-2-SCI-016 P1 RSS (Probing the quasar outflows.)
2019-1-SCI-014 P2 RSS (Measuring galaxy kinematics for construction of the galaxy velocity function)
2018-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
2019-2-SCI-024 P3 HRS (Searching for evolved binary stars in the LMC)
2019-2-SCI-004 P4 HRS (Variability of the unusual young and cool star UNSW-V760)

Night Log 2020-02-02

SA: Solohery
SO: Thea
Others:

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Full night with clear sky and stable seeing towards to the end. Weekly HRS RV standard done.

Science data taken for:
2019-2-SCI-015 P1 RSS (Searching for extended halos.)
2019-2-SCI-036 P2 RSS (Study of the hosts' properties of Tidal Disruption Events)
2019-1-MLT-008 P2 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2019-2-SCI-016 P2 RSS (x2) (Probing the quasar outflows.)
2018-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
2019-2-SCI-032 P3 HRS (Magnetospheric accretion of V899 Mon)
2019-2-SCI-006 P3 HRS (Investigating the multiplicity of WR stars)
2019-2-SCI-004 P4 HRS (Variability of the unusual young and cool star UNSW-V760)

Night Log 2020-02-01

SA: Solohery
SO: Thea
Others: Richard; Ram, Nikhita + OAD visitors

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Night lost due to weather. Weekly HRS calibrations using CALSYS done.

No science data taken.

Night Log 2020-01-31

SA: Solohery
SO: Thea
Others:

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Night with thin clouds throughout and unstable seeing. Flats for RSS gain calibrations done.

Science data taken for:
2019-2-SCI-006 P2 HRS (Investigating the multiplicity of WR stars)
2019-2-MLT-004 P3 RSS (x2) (Monitoring the line emission in Southern Galactic Be/X-ray binaries)
2019-1-MLT-002 P3 HRS (Spectroscopic observations of central stars of mid-infrared nebulae)
2019-2-SCI-001 P3 HRS (SALT monitoring of luminous blue variables.)
2019-2-SCI-016 P3 RSS (Probing the quasar outflows.)
2019-2-SCI-004 P4 HRS (Variability of the unusual young and cool star UNSW-V760)
2019-2-SCI-031 P4 HRS (x2) (Study of RV Tauri stars without a circumbinary disc.)
2019-2-SCI-007 P4 HRS (x3) (Chemically peculiar Am stars observed by TESS satellite)