Night Log 2024-07-06

SA: Moses
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Only managed to take some standard and polarimetry test data before the wind caused us to close and remain closed for the rest of the night.

Science data taken for:
2016-2-COM-001 P1 RSS (Polarimetry test proposal)

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Night Log 2024-07-05

SA: Moses
SO: Veronica
Others: Thabelo , Anthony (for RSS temp sensor question)

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We had clear skies and managed to observe many high priority targets (including some P0s) until some thick clouds came by in the last hour of the night.

Science data taken for:
2021-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (x3) (Followup of Transients)
2024-1-SCI-036 P1 RSS (x2) (Studying a Variety of ACT sources with SALT)
2024-1-LSP-001 P1 None (x2) (Study of star formation quenching in post-starburst galaxies)
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-1-SCI-040 P1 RSS (Tracing the behaviour of PSR B1259-63 around the 2024 periastron)
2024-1-SCI-011 P3 RSS (x2) (Probing magnetic field strength of magnetic cataclysmic variables stars )

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Night Log 2024-07-04

SA: Moses
SO: Veronica
Others: Wimpie (remotely)

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We only managed to observe one block and then the bad weather rolled in and kept us closed for the rest of the night.

Science data taken for:
2024-1-SCI-026 P0 RSS (Spectroscopic study of the intermediate-mass X-ray binary system, 4U 1210-64)

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Night Log 2024-07-03

SA: Moses
SO: Veronica
Others:

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We lost the whole night due to bad weather

No science data taken.

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Night Log 2024-07-02

SA: Antoine
SO: Veronica
Others: Moses for handover

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We only observed 4 blocks before the humidity went above the safety limit.

Science data taken for:
2021-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (x2) (Followup of Transients)
2024-1-LSP-001 P1 None (x2) (Study of star formation quenching in post-starburst galaxies)

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Night Log 2024-07-01

SA: Antoine
SO: Veronica
Others:

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A full night of science.

Science data taken for:
2024-1-SCI-026 P0 RSS (Spectroscopic study of the intermediate-mass X-ray binary system, 4U 1210-64)
2021-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (x9) (Followup of Transients)
2024-1-SCI-040 P1 RSS (Tracing the behaviour of PSR B1259-63 around the 2024 periastron)
2024-1-LSP-001 P1 None (x2) (Study of star formation quenching in post-starburst galaxies)
2023-2-MLT-003 P1 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2024-1-SCI-036 P1 RSS (Studying a Variety of ACT sources with SALT)
2024-1-MLT-002 P2 RSS (Tracking Accretion Flows via BLR Emission in Changing-Look Active Galactic Nuclei)
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)

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Night Log 2024-06-30

SA: Antoine
SO: Veronica
Others:

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We lost most of the night due to the bad weather. But at the end of the night, we got some blocks.

Science data taken for:
2019-1-MLT-008 P2 HRS (x2) (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2023-2-MLT-003 P2 RSS (Investigating the polarised nature of TeV-emitting blazars)
2023-2-LSP-001 P3 RSS (Spectra of ultrashort period main sequence binary stars)

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