Thursday, March 14, 2024

Night Log 2024-03-13

SA: Antoine
SO: Thea
Others: Saybasachi via zoom, Richard and Rudi

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Only 4 blocks were observed before humidity forced us to close.

Science data taken for:
2020-1-MLT-008 P2 RSS (x2) (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)
2023-1-MLT-007 P3 RSS (SALT+Gaia survey of helium-rich hot subdwarfs)

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Night Log 2024-03-12

SA: Alexei
SO: Fred
Others:

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=> Night with clouds and rain. Only three hours of observations when we observed only four blocks

Science data taken for:
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (x2) (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)
2020-1-MLT-008 P3 RSS (x2) (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Night Log 2024-03-11

SA: Alexei
SO: Fred
Others:

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=> Dark night with good and moderate seeing. Some clouds came at the end of the night. Mostly high priority dark blocks were observed.

Science data taken for:
2021-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2019-1-MLT-008 P1 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2023-2-COM-001 P1 HRS (x2) (HS pipeline observations @dlhwp)
2018-1-MLT-004 P1 SCAM (Dark energy and the expansion rate of the Universe from quasar monitoring.)
2023-1-MLT-006 P2 RSS (Study dwarf galaxies in voids)
2023-2-SCI-004 P2 RSS (x2) (Study of the galaxies that produces strong MgII absorption in the spectra of the background quasars.)
2023-2-SCI-029 P2 RSS (Edge-on Disks: Dust Distributions and Candidate Selection for Disk Heating Program)
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)

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Monday, March 11, 2024

Night Log 2024-03-10

SA: Alexei
SO: Fred
Others:

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

Science data taken for:
2023-1-MLT-008 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2018-1-MLT-004 P1 SCAM (Dark energy and the expansion rate of the Universe from quasar monitoring.)
2019-1-MLT-008 P1 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2023-2-SCI-011 P1 RSS (Revealing Physical Properties of Bright ODIN Emission Line Galaxies)
2023-2-DDT-003 P1 RSS (Verification of SySt candidates in the LMC)
2020-1-MLT-008 P2 RSS (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2023-2-SCI-021 P2 RSS (x2) (Spectroscopy of ultra-diffuse galaxies)
2023-1-MLT-006 P2 RSS (Study dwarf galaxies in voids)
2023-2-SCI-018 P2 HRS (Age-dating UMa and determining new moving group members)

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Sunday, March 10, 2024

Night Log 2024-03-09

SA: Alexei
SO: Fred
Others:

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=> Very stable dark night with good seeing and no technical issues. Only high priority blocks were obsrved

Science data taken for:
2021-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2023-1-MLT-002 P0 RSS (Physics of Changing Look AGN)
2023-1-MLT-008 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2018-1-MLT-004 P1 SCAM (Dark energy and the expansion rate of the Universe from quasar monitoring.)
2023-2-COM-001 P1 HRS (x2) (HS pipeline observations @dlhwp)
2023-2-SCI-011 P1 RSS (x2) (Revealing Physical Properties of Bright ODIN Emission Line Galaxies)
2023-2-SCI-021 P2 RSS (Spectroscopy of ultra-diffuse galaxies)
2020-1-MLT-008 P2 RSS (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2023-2-SCI-004 P2 RSS (Study of the galaxies that produces strong MgII absorption in the spectra of the background quasars.)

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Saturday, March 9, 2024

Night Log 2024-03-08

SA: Alexei
SO: Fred
Others:

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=> Dark night with moderate and good seeing. Only high priority block were observed

Science data taken for:
2021-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Followup of Transients)
2023-2-COM-001 P1 HRS (x2) (HS pipeline observations @dlhwp)
2023-2-SCI-011 P1 RSS (Revealing Physical Properties of Bright ODIN Emission Line Galaxies)
2023-2-DDT-003 P1 RSS (Verification of SySt candidates in the LMC)
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2023-2-SCI-021 P2 RSS (Spectroscopy of ultra-diffuse galaxies)
2023-2-SCI-004 P2 RSS (Study of the galaxies that produces strong MgII absorption in the spectra of the background quasars.)

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Friday, March 8, 2024

Night Log 2024-03-07

SA: Alexei
SO: Fred
Others:

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=> Dark night with strong wind at the beginning of the night and some techical problems. High priority blocks were observed anyway

Science data taken for:
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2023-2-COM-001 P1 HRS (x2) (HS pipeline observations @dlhwp)
2023-1-MLT-006 P2 RSS (Study dwarf galaxies in voids)
2023-2-SCI-002 P2 RSS (Probing the quasar outflows.)
2020-1-MLT-008 P2 RSS (x3) (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)

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