Night Log 2020-07-30

SA: Rudi
SO: Thea
Others: Keith

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A productive night with some moderate seeing conditions. Many different priority targets observed and minimal downtime.

Science data taken for:
2018-2-LSP-001 P0 HRS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2018-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2018-1-MLT-005 P1 HRS (HRS observations of symbiotic stars)
2020-1-SCI-022 P3 RSS (Study of the hosts' properties of Tidal Disruption Events)
2020-1-SCI-021 P3 HRS (Constraining stellar parameters of Galactic and SMC massive binaries)
2019-2-SCI-006 P3 HRS (x3) (Investigating the multiplicity of WR stars)
2018-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (x2) (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
2020-1-SCI-014 P4 HRS (Searching for new chemically peculiar stars in the southern hemisphere.)
2020-1-MLT-003 P4 HRS (x2) (Spectroscopic observations of central stars of mid-infrared nebulae)
2019-1-MLT-003 P4 RSS (x3) (A SALT survey of chemically-peculiar hot subdwarfs.)
2019-2-SCI-049 P4 HRS (Following the time evolution of polluted white dwarfs.)
2019-2-SCI-031 P4 HRS (x2) (Study of RV Tauri stars without a circumbinary disc.)

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Night Log 2020-07-29

SA: Rudi
SO: Thea
Others: Jono, E10

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Another full night of observing. Bright moon forced us to observe mostly lower priority targets for most of the night.

Science data taken for:
2018-1-MLT-005 P1 HRS (x2) (HRS observations of symbiotic stars)
2020-1-SCI-010 P1 RSS (Galaxies responsible for ultrastrong MgII absorption.)
2018-2-LSP-001 P2 RSS (x2) (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2020-1-MLT-002 P2 HRS (HRS study of long-period eclipsing binaries)
2019-2-SCI-006 P3 HRS (x3) (Investigating the multiplicity of WR stars)
2018-2-LSP-001 P3 HRS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2019-2-SCI-031 P4 HRS (Study of RV Tauri stars without a circumbinary disc.)
2019-1-MLT-003 P4 RSS (x2) (A SALT survey of chemically-peculiar hot subdwarfs.)
2020-1-SCI-023 P4 HRS (Probing the binarity of a sample of galactic proto-planetary nebulae)
2019-2-SCI-049 P4 HRS (Following the time evolution of polluted white dwarfs.)

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Night Log 2020-07-28

SA: Rudi
SO: Thea
Others: Danièl (daytime polarimetry test), Keith, Richard

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A relatively good night, minor technical downtime. Bright moon and moderate seeing limited us to lower priority targets for the first half of the night.

Science data taken for:
2020-1-SCI-016 P1 RSS (Confirming green pea galaxies from the HSC survey)
2016-2-COM-001 P1 RSS (Polarimetry test proposal)
2020-1-SCI-010 P1 RSS (Galaxies responsible for ultrastrong MgII absorption.)
2020-1-SCI-030 P2 RSS (Understanding the recent star-formation in Magellanic Bridge. )
2019-2-SCI-031 P2 HRS (Study of RV Tauri stars without a circumbinary disc.)
2019-2-MLT-004 P3 RSS (Monitoring the line emission in Southern Galactic Be/X-ray binaries)
2020-1-SCI-011 P3 RSS (Probing the quasar outflows.)
2018-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
2020-1-MLT-007 P3 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2020-1-SCI-023 P4 HRS (x2) (Probing the binarity of a sample of galactic proto-planetary nebulae)
2019-2-SCI-006 P4 HRS (x5) (Investigating the multiplicity of WR stars)

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Night Log 2020-07-27

SA: Lee
SO: Thea
Others:

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A nice clear night with average seeing. Several high and low priority blocks observed.

Thanks everyone for making my first solo week run pretty smoothly :-)

Science data taken for:
2018-1-MLT-005 P1 HRS (HRS observations of symbiotic stars)
2020-1-SCI-011 P1 RSS (Probing the quasar outflows.)
2019-1-LSP-001 P1 RSS (Tracing the evolution of the most massive galaxies in the universe)
2020-1-SCI-020 P2 HRS (Studies of new heart-beating stars.)
2020-1-SCI-021 P3 HRS (Constraining stellar parameters of Galactic and SMC massive binaries)
2019-2-SCI-006 P3 HRS (x3) (Investigating the multiplicity of WR stars)
2020-1-SCI-016 P3 RSS (Confirming green pea galaxies from the HSC survey)
2020-1-SCI-023 P3 HRS (x2) (Probing the binarity of a sample of galactic proto-planetary nebulae)
2019-1-MLT-008 P3 HRS (x3) (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2019-2-SCI-049 P4 HRS (Following the time evolution of polluted white dwarfs.)
2019-1-MLT-003 P4 RSS (x2) (A SALT survey of chemically-peculiar hot subdwarfs.)

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Night Log 2020-07-26

SA: Lee
SO: Veronica
Others: Danièl (daytime polarimetry test)

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Night cut very short by high humidity. Seeing variable to poor before this. Only a few low priority blocks observed.

Science data taken for:
2016-2-COM-001 P1 RSS (Polarimetry test proposal)
2020-1-SCI-023 P3 HRS (x2) (Probing the binarity of a sample of galactic proto-planetary nebulae)
2019-2-SCI-006 P3 HRS (Investigating the multiplicity of WR stars)

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Night Log 2020-07-24

SA: Lee
SO: Veronica
Others: Danièl (polarimetry day test)

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Clear night with mostly good to moderate seeing. A mix of priorities observed.

Science data taken for:
2019-1-MLT-003 P1 HRS (x2) (A SALT survey of chemically-peculiar hot subdwarfs.)
2020-1-MLT-005 P1 RSS (Study of extraplanar diffuse ionized gas in moderately inclined galaxies.)
2016-2-COM-001 P1 RSS (Polarimetry test proposal)
2019-1-LSP-001 P1 RSS (Tracing the evolution of the most massive galaxies in the universe)
2018-1-MLT-003 P2 RSS (Spectral study of starforming rings in S0 galaxies)
2018-2-LSP-001 P2 RSS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2020-1-SCI-011 P2 RSS (Probing the quasar outflows.)
2020-1-SCI-006 P3 RSS (Stellar populations in dusty, green-valley galaxies.)
2019-2-SCI-006 P4 HRS (x2) (Investigating the multiplicity of WR stars)
2020-1-SCI-014 P4 HRS (x2) (Searching for new chemically peculiar stars in the southern hemisphere.)
2019-2-SCI-049 P4 HRS (Following the time evolution of polluted white dwarfs.)
2020-1-SCI-023 P4 HRS (Probing the binarity of a sample of galactic proto-planetary nebulae)
2019-1-MLT-008 P4 HRS (x2) (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)

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Night Log 2020-07-23

SA: Lee
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Clear night in which we managed to observe a mix of priorities, with very little down time.

Science data taken for:
2018-1-MLT-005 P1 HRS (HRS observations of symbiotic stars)
2018-2-LSP-001 P1 RSS (x2) (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2020-1-SCI-010 P1 RSS (Galaxies responsible for ultrastrong MgII absorption.)
2019-1-MLT-003 P1 HRS (A SALT survey of chemically-peculiar hot subdwarfs.)
2019-2-MLT-004 P2 RSS (x2) (Monitoring the line emission in Southern Galactic Be/X-ray binaries)
2020-1-SCI-036 P3 RSS (Probing the environment inside Extreme Emission Line Dwarf Galaxies)
2018-2-LSP-001 P3 HRS (x2) (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2019-1-MLT-008 P3 HRS (x2) (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2019-2-SCI-006 P3 HRS (Investigating the multiplicity of WR stars)
2019-1-MLT-003 P4 RSS (x3) (A SALT survey of chemically-peculiar hot subdwarfs.)

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