Night Log 2021-01-30

SA: Danièl
SO: Fred
Others: Thabelo (for EDS)

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We had a productive night with almost no technical issues.

Science data taken for:
2018-1-MLT-002 P1 RSS (x2) (Longterm observations of a Be XRB)
2020-2-SCI-040 P2 RSS (Redshift measurements of BL Lacs for the CTA project)
2020-1-MLT-002 P2 HRS (HRS study of long-period eclipsing binaries)
2020-2-MLT-004 P2 RSS (Population study of stellar rotation rates in open clusters)
2018-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (x2) (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
2019-1-MLT-008 P3 HRS (x2) (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2020-2-SCI-008 P4 HRS (Chemically peculiar Am stars observed by TESS satellite on the southern sky.)
2018-2-MLT-003 P4 RSS (x2) (Looking at chromospheric emission in stars which host exoplanets)

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Night Log 2021-01-29

SA: Danièl
SO: Fred
Others: Moses (MOS training), Jono (for mirror)

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We had a productive night despite some issues with the mirror near the end of the night.

Science data taken for:
2018-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2018-1-MLT-002 P1 RSS (Longterm observations of a Be XRB)
2020-1-DDT-009 P1 HRS (Looking for exocomets around Beta Pictoris with SALT)
2020-2-MLT-004 P2 RSS (x2) (Population study of stellar rotation rates in open clusters)
2020-1-MLT-003 P3 HRS (Spectroscopic observations of central stars of mid-infrared nebulae)
2018-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
2020-2-SCI-009 P3 RSS (Metallicity of SN sites)
2018-2-MLT-003 P4 RSS (Looking at chromospheric emission in stars which host exoplanets)
2020-2-SCI-007 P4 HRS (Searching for new chemically peculiar stars in the southern hemisphere.)
2020-2-SCI-008 P4 HRS (Chemically peculiar Am stars observed by TESS satellite on the southern sky.)

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Night Log 2021-01-28

SA: Danièl
SO: Fred
Others: Stephen, Moses

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We had a productive night, despite some network issues. We completed 11 blocks of various priorities.

Science data taken for:
2018-1-MLT-002 P1 HRS (Longterm observations of a Be XRB)
2018-2-LSP-001 P1 RSS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2020-2-SCI-012 P1 HRS (Tracing the temperature evolution of the central stars of planetary nebulae.)
2018-1-MLT-002 P1 RSS (Longterm observations of a Be XRB)
2020-2-MLT-006 P3 RSS (SALT Spectroscopic Survey of IR 12MGS Seyfert Galaxies)
2018-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (x2) (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
2020-2-SCI-043 P3 SCAM (Searching for cometary-like activity of faint, small Solar System bodies called Centaurs.)
2020-2-SCI-009 P3 RSS (Metallicity of SN sites)
2020-2-MLT-007 P3 HRS (HRS observations of a high mass binary system.)
2020-2-SCI-008 P4 HRS (Chemically peculiar Am stars observed by TESS satellite on the southern sky.)

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Night Log 2021-01-27

SA: Danièl
SO: Fred
Others: Thabelo (for SCAM)

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We managed to complete 5 blocks before humidity forced us to close.
The remainder of the night was spent completing closed dome calibrations.

Science data taken for:
2016-2-COM-001 P1 RSS (x2) (Polarimetry test proposal)
2020-2-SCI-007 P4 HRS (Searching for new chemically peculiar stars in the southern hemisphere.)
2020-2-SCI-008 P4 HRS (Chemically peculiar Am stars observed by TESS satellite on the southern sky.)
2020-2-SCI-030 P4 RSS (x2) (Identifying which heluum-rich hot subdwarfs are binaries)

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Night Log 2021-01-26

SA: Rosalind
SO: Veronica
Others:

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A mixed night with mostly poor seeing conditions, moonlight and thin cloud. We had some internet frustrations with Veronica's connection down for quite a while, but we limped on and observed 9 blocks, mostly of low priority.

Science data taken for:
2020-2-MLT-004 P2 RSS (Population study of stellar rotation rates in open clusters)
2020-1-MLT-008 P3 RSS (x2) (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2020-2-SCI-011 P3 HRS (x2) (Measuring the orbits of double white dwarfs. @_sublunar_)
2020-2-SCI-018 P4 HRS (Understanding the nucloesynthesis of heavy elements)
2020-1-MLT-003 P4 HRS (x3) (Spectroscopic observations of central stars of mid-infrared nebulae)

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Night Log 2021-01-25

SA: Rosalind
SO: Veronica
Others:

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A good night of observing with a bright moon, good, stable seeing and only minor downtime. We did some drift scan tests and a successful slot mode P0 observation.

Science data taken for:
2018-2-LSP-001 P0 RSS (Observing optical counterparts of transient objects)
2018-1-MLT-002 P1 RSS (Longterm observations of a Be XRB)
2019-2-MLT-004 P2 HRS (Monitoring the line emission in Southern Galactic Be/X-ray binaries)
2020-2-MLT-004 P2 RSS (x3) (Population study of stellar rotation rates in open clusters)
2019-1-MLT-008 P3 HRS (HRS monitoring of yellow symbiotic systems)
2018-2-MLT-005 P3 RSS (Probing the winds from massive binary star supernova progenitors)
2020-2-SCI-009 P3 RSS (Metallicity of SN sites)
2020-1-MLT-008 P3 RSS (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)

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Night Log 2021-01-24

SA: Rosalind
SO: Veronica
Others:

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Night lost to bad weather. Initially the winds were high, but we managed to take some standard star observations. Between the wind dying down and the humidity rising we took some low priority filler data (p4s) with very bad seeing.

Science data taken for:
2020-2-SCI-008 P4 HRS (x3) (Chemically peculiar Am stars observed by TESS satellite on the southern sky.)

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