Night Log 2022-12-30

SA: Petri
SO: Xola
Others: Minna

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A very good, clear and stable night, with reasonable seeing and no issues whatsoever.
Many high priority HRS and RSS blocks observed.

Science data taken for:
2020-1-MLT-008 P1 RSS (x2) (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2021-1-MLT-005 P1 HRS (x2) (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
2021-2-LSP-001 P1 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2022-1-MLT-004 P2 HRS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2022-2-SCI-015 P2 RSS (Study of the galaxies that produces strong MgII absorption in the spectra of the background quasars.)
2022-2-SCI-010 P2 HRS (Tracing of metallicity gradient)
2021-2-MLT-005 P3 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)

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Night Log 2022-12-29

SA: Danièl
SO: Xola
Others:

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We managed to complete 4 blocks before humidity closed kept us closed for the remainder of the night.

Science data taken for:
2021-2-LSP-001 P1 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2020-2-MLT-007 P1 HRS (HRS observations of a high mass binary system.)
2021-1-MLT-005 P2 RSS (Tracing the history of extreme helium stars)
2021-2-MLT-006 P3 HRS (Accurate parameters of stars in Tight Triple Systems)

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Night Log 2022-12-28

SA: Solohery
SO: Xola
Others: Richard

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A full night with clear skies and a mix of high and lower priority blocks were observed.

Science data taken for:
2022-2-SCI-020 P1 RSS (The stellar populations of unusual galaxies from the MeerKAT Fornax Survey)
2021-2-LSP-001 P1 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2020-1-MLT-008 P1 RSS (x4) (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2022-2-SCI-010 P2 HRS (Tracing of metallicity gradient)
2021-2-MLT-005 P2 HRS (Monitoring the activity of Be/X-ray binaries in the southern hemisphere)
2022-2-SCI-029 P3 HRS (Probing the vertical temperature profile evolution in a protoplanetary disc)

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Night Log 2022-12-27

SA: Alexei
SO: Thea
Others:

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=> Stable night with moderate seeing. Many high priority blocks were observed.

Science data taken for:
2018-1-MLT-004 P1 SCAM (Dark energy and the expansion rate of the Universe from quasar monitoring.)
2020-1-MLT-008 P1 RSS (Obtaining redshifts for G4Jy sources - the brightest radio galaxies in the southern sky)
2020-2-MLT-007 P1 HRS (HRS observations of a high mass binary system.)
2021-2-LSP-001 P1 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2020-1-MLT-005 P2 RSS (Study of extraplanar diffuse ionized gas in moderately inclined galaxies.)
2022-2-SCI-010 P2 HRS (Tracing of metallicity gradient)
2022-2-SCI-024 P2 RSS (x2) (Spectroscopy of ultra-diffuse galaxies)

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Night Log 2022-12-26

SA: Alexei
SO: Thea
Others:

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=> Nice stable night with good seeing. Many high priority blocks were observed.

Science data taken for:
2022-1-MLT-004 P0 RSS (Observations of supernovae, near and far. @_sublunar_)
2022-2-SCI-005 P1 RSS (Probing the quasar outflows.)
2022-1-MLT-005 P1 RSS (Constraining galaxy cluster merger geometries and timescales)
2021-2-LSP-001 P1 HRS (Followup of Transients)
2022-2-MLT-001 P1 RSS (Longslit observations of MHONGOOSE Galaxies)
2022-1-MLT-003 P2 RSS (x2) (Void galaxies in the Local Volume: probing peculiarities of their chemical evolution)
2022-2-SCI-011 P3 HRS (Discovering new metal-poor stars)

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Night Log 2022-12-25

SA: Alexei
SO: Thea
Others:

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=> Dark night with rising humidity and moderate seeing. Were closed by humidity finally.

Science data taken for:
2022-2-MLT-001 P1 RSS (x2) (Longslit observations of MHONGOOSE Galaxies)
2022-2-SCI-018 P1 HRS (Observations of Ap stars @dlhwp)
2020-2-MLT-007 P1 HRS (HRS observations of a high mass binary system.)
2022-2-SCI-034 P1 RSS (Confirming the discovery of two bent AGN in the same group)
2020-1-MLT-005 P2 RSS (Study of extraplanar diffuse ionized gas in moderately inclined galaxies.)

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Night Log 2022-12-24

SA: Alexei
SO: Thea
Others: Santa with bad weather

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=> Cloudy night. We try to observe, but clouds close us again and humidity rises to the limit. No science observations were done.

No science data taken.

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