Night Log 2020-10-06

SA: Rudi
SO: Veronica
Others: Thabelo, Timmy

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Lost some time to technical problems at the start of the night, but managed to observe a number of blocks on an unstable night.

Science data taken for:
2018-2-LSP-001 P1 HRS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2020-1-MLT-003 P2 HRS (Spectroscopic observations of central stars of mid-infrared nebulae)
2019-1-MLT-009 P2 HRS (x2) (Monitoring the spectral variation of white dwarf with massive Be type companions)
2020-1-SCI-019 P2 HRS (Monitoring an intriguing class of luminous binary stars)
2020-1-SCI-019 P2 RSS (Monitoring an intriguing class of luminous binary stars)
2020-1-SCI-026 P3 HRS (x2) (Constraining the nature of massive stellar winds)
2019-1-MLT-003 P4 RSS (A SALT survey of chemically-peculiar hot subdwarfs.)

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Night Log 2020-10-05

SA: Rudi
SO: Veronica
Others:

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A relatively good night with a range of priorities observed. Started off well, but seeing worsened towards the end.

Science data taken for:
2018-1-SCI-012 P0 RSS (Studying the spectral evolution of a blended gravitational microlensing event in the Milky Way)
2018-2-LSP-001 P1 RSS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2020-1-SCI-019 P1 HRS (x2) (Monitoring an intriguing class of luminous binary stars)
2018-2-LSP-001 P1 HRS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2019-1-MLT-009 P2 HRS (Monitoring the spectral variation of white dwarf with massive Be type companions)
2020-1-SCI-013 P2 RSS (x2) (Finding young stars and their planets)
2019-2-SCI-031 P4 HRS (x2) (Study of RV Tauri stars without a circumbinary disc.)
2020-1-SCI-021 P4 HRS (Constraining stellar parameters of Galactic and SMC massive binaries)
2019-1-MLT-003 P4 RSS (x3) (A SALT survey of chemically-peculiar hot subdwarfs.)

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Night Log 2020-10-04

SA: Danièl
SO: Thea
Others: Deneys (for HRS)

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We had a full night of observations and completed numerous blocks with various priorities, including a P0.

Science data taken for:
2018-2-LSP-001 P0 HRS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2020-1-SCI-013 P2 RSS (x3) (Finding young stars and their planets)
2020-1-MLT-008 P2 RSS (x9) (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2018-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2019-1-MLT-008 P3 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2020-1-SCI-023 P3 HRS (Probing the binarity of a sample of galactic proto-planetary nebulae)
2019-1-MLT-003 P3 RSS (A SALT survey of chemically-peculiar hot subdwarfs.)
2020-1-SCI-021 P3 HRS (x2) (Constraining stellar parameters of Galactic and SMC massive binaries)

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Night Log 2020-10-03

SA: Danièl
SO: Thea
Others:

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Entire night lost to weather.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2020-10-02

SA: Danièl
SO: Thea
Others:

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We lost the entire night to weather.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2020-10-01

SA: Rosalind
SO: Thea
Others: Danièl for polarimetry tests

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No data taken tonight - rainy weather in Sutherland.

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2020-09-30

SA: Rosalind
SO: Thea
Others: Danièl for polarimetry tests

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We managed to observe a few low priority blocks through the clouds, with fairly good seeing, before closing for weather. The night was nevertheless put to good use for calibrations.

Science data taken for:
2020-1-SCI-021 P3 HRS (x2) (Constraining stellar parameters of Galactic and SMC massive binaries)
2020-1-MLT-002 P4 HRS (HRS study of long-period eclipsing binaries)
2019-2-SCI-031 P4 HRS (x2) (Study of RV Tauri stars without a circumbinary disc.)
2020-1-SCI-014 P4 HRS (x2) (Searching for new chemically peculiar stars in the southern hemisphere.)

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