SA: Lee
SO: Thea
Others:
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Summary
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Night started off well with some good seeing, then the humidity picked up and brought some terrible seeing with it. Unfortunately this was before we managed to observe the P0. A handful of low priority blocks observed.
Science data taken for:
2019-1-MLT-003 P2 HRS (A SALT survey of chemically-peculiar hot subdwarfs.)
2019-2-MLT-004 P3 RSS (Monitoring the line emission in Southern Galactic Be/X-ray binaries)
2019-1-MLT-008 P3 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2020-1-SCI-022 P3 RSS (Study of the hosts' properties of Tidal Disruption Events)
2020-1-MLT-008 P3 RSS (x3) (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2020-1-SCI-013 P3 RSS (Finding young stars and their planets)
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Saturday, October 31, 2020
Friday, October 30, 2020
Night Log 2020-10-29
SA: Lee
SO: Veronica
Others: Deneys, Stephen H & Encarni for GPP tests
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Summary
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Night cut short by high humidity. A couple of higher priority blocks managed alongside some guider pre-positioning tests. Thanks Stephen and Deneys!
Science data taken for:
2019-1-MLT-003 P1 HRS (A SALT survey of chemically-peculiar hot subdwarfs.)
2018-2-LSP-001 P2 RSS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2019-1-MLT-008 P3 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2019-2-MLT-004 P3 HRS (Monitoring the line emission in Southern Galactic Be/X-ray binaries)
2019-2-MLT-004 P3 RSS (Monitoring the line emission in Southern Galactic Be/X-ray binaries)
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SO: Veronica
Others: Deneys, Stephen H & Encarni for GPP tests
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Summary
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Night cut short by high humidity. A couple of higher priority blocks managed alongside some guider pre-positioning tests. Thanks Stephen and Deneys!
Science data taken for:
2019-1-MLT-003 P1 HRS (A SALT survey of chemically-peculiar hot subdwarfs.)
2018-2-LSP-001 P2 RSS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2019-1-MLT-008 P3 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2019-2-MLT-004 P3 HRS (Monitoring the line emission in Southern Galactic Be/X-ray binaries)
2019-2-MLT-004 P3 RSS (Monitoring the line emission in Southern Galactic Be/X-ray binaries)
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Thursday, October 29, 2020
Night Log 2020-10-28
SA: Encarni
SO: Veronica
Others:
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Summary
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Entire night lost to bad weather.
No science data taken.
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SO: Veronica
Others:
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Summary
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Entire night lost to bad weather.
No science data taken.
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Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Night Log 2020-10-27
SA: Encarni
SO: Veronica
Others: Ros, Lisa, Mpati, Xola and Evelyn (SO interviewees)
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Summary
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The fibre link between Cape Town and Sutherland was still down at the beginning of the night. SALT Astronomer Ros, who was at SALT conducting interviews for a new Operator, got started with the observations until Veronica and Encarni were finally able to connect (albeit through a still very slow network) at around midnight. The network was finally restored at 1am. Had a few technical issues and some thin cloud tonight.
Science data taken for:
2018-2-LSP-001 P1 HRS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2019-1-MLT-003 P1 HRS (A SALT survey of chemically-peculiar hot subdwarfs.)
2020-1-SCI-004 P2 RSS (Population study of stellar rotation rates in open clusters)
2020-1-SCI-013 P2 RSS (x2) (Finding young stars and their planets)
2019-1-MLT-008 P2 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2018-2-LSP-001 P2 RSS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2019-2-SCI-006 P3 HRS (Investigating the multiplicity of WR stars)
2020-1-MLT-008 P3 RSS (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
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SO: Veronica
Others: Ros, Lisa, Mpati, Xola and Evelyn (SO interviewees)
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Summary
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The fibre link between Cape Town and Sutherland was still down at the beginning of the night. SALT Astronomer Ros, who was at SALT conducting interviews for a new Operator, got started with the observations until Veronica and Encarni were finally able to connect (albeit through a still very slow network) at around midnight. The network was finally restored at 1am. Had a few technical issues and some thin cloud tonight.
Science data taken for:
2018-2-LSP-001 P1 HRS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2019-1-MLT-003 P1 HRS (A SALT survey of chemically-peculiar hot subdwarfs.)
2020-1-SCI-004 P2 RSS (Population study of stellar rotation rates in open clusters)
2020-1-SCI-013 P2 RSS (x2) (Finding young stars and their planets)
2019-1-MLT-008 P2 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2018-2-LSP-001 P2 RSS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2019-2-SCI-006 P3 HRS (Investigating the multiplicity of WR stars)
2020-1-MLT-008 P3 RSS (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
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Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Night Log 2020-10-26
SA: Encarni
SO: Veronica
Others:
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Summary
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Beautiful clear night. Unfortunately, lost most of it to the network link between Sutherland and Cape Town going down.
Science data taken for:
2020-1-SCI-019 P1 HRS (Monitoring an intriguing class of luminous binary stars)
2019-2-SCI-006 P3 HRS (Investigating the multiplicity of WR stars)
2020-1-MLT-008 P3 RSS (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
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SO: Veronica
Others:
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Summary
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Beautiful clear night. Unfortunately, lost most of it to the network link between Sutherland and Cape Town going down.
Science data taken for:
2020-1-SCI-019 P1 HRS (Monitoring an intriguing class of luminous binary stars)
2019-2-SCI-006 P3 HRS (Investigating the multiplicity of WR stars)
2020-1-MLT-008 P3 RSS (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
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Monday, October 26, 2020
Night Log 2020-10-25
SA: Encarni
SO: Veronica
Others:
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Summary
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Cloudy until about 1:45am, then slowly clearing but humidity creeping up until it forced us to close about 10 mins early.
Science data taken for:
2020-1-SCI-013 P1 RSS (Finding young stars and their planets)
2018-2-LSP-001 P2 RSS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2019-2-MLT-004 P3 RSS (Monitoring the line emission in Southern Galactic Be/X-ray binaries)
2020-1-SCI-021 P4 HRS (Constraining stellar parameters of Galactic and SMC massive binaries)
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SO: Veronica
Others:
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Summary
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Cloudy until about 1:45am, then slowly clearing but humidity creeping up until it forced us to close about 10 mins early.
Science data taken for:
2020-1-SCI-013 P1 RSS (Finding young stars and their planets)
2018-2-LSP-001 P2 RSS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2019-2-MLT-004 P3 RSS (Monitoring the line emission in Southern Galactic Be/X-ray binaries)
2020-1-SCI-021 P4 HRS (Constraining stellar parameters of Galactic and SMC massive binaries)
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Sunday, October 25, 2020
Night Log 2020-10-24
SA: Encarni
SO: Veronica
Others: E10 for the tracker.
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Summary
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A lovely clear night with good seeing. Some technical problems with the tracker, but it was mostly smooth sailing.
Science data taken for:
2020-1-MLT-007 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2018-2-LSP-001 P1 SCAM (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2020-1-SCI-013 P1 RSS (Finding young stars and their planets)
2020-1-MLT-001 P1 HRS (M-sigma relation for a low mass AGNs)
2019-2-SCI-027 P1 RSS (Searching for multiple supermassive black holes in a single galaxy)
2020-1-SCI-032 P2 HRS (Global parameters of massive stars)
2020-1-SCI-021 P3 HRS (Constraining stellar parameters of Galactic and SMC massive binaries)
2019-2-SCI-049 P3 HRS (Following the time evolution of polluted white dwarfs.)
2020-1-MLT-008 P3 RSS (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
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SO: Veronica
Others: E10 for the tracker.
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Summary
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A lovely clear night with good seeing. Some technical problems with the tracker, but it was mostly smooth sailing.
Science data taken for:
2020-1-MLT-007 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2018-2-LSP-001 P1 SCAM (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2020-1-SCI-013 P1 RSS (Finding young stars and their planets)
2020-1-MLT-001 P1 HRS (M-sigma relation for a low mass AGNs)
2019-2-SCI-027 P1 RSS (Searching for multiple supermassive black holes in a single galaxy)
2020-1-SCI-032 P2 HRS (Global parameters of massive stars)
2020-1-SCI-021 P3 HRS (Constraining stellar parameters of Galactic and SMC massive binaries)
2019-2-SCI-049 P3 HRS (Following the time evolution of polluted white dwarfs.)
2020-1-MLT-008 P3 RSS (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
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