This page contains brief summaries of Hector observing for each run, with links to more complete observing logs. Hours listed are for 15 mins before the end of twilight to 15 mins after the end of twilight, which is the usual extent of observing time (although some calibrations will be taken outside of these).

For each night please also fill in the Hector survey log sheet, which is an excel spreadsheet and upload it to the relevant place in the table. The Hector survey log sheet template can be found here (coming soon!).

A version of this spreadsheet has been pre-filled, giving an example perfect night’s observations. Note this is an example with sensible starting values for exposure times, but the counts in the images will need to be checked and exposures adjusted if necessary. Groups of images plus matching calibration frames are coloured together. If you wish you can download this pre-filled version and edit it as you go through the night then find it here (coming soon).

Visit SAMI summary page if need some examples.

Here you can list the Calibrations.

Run 23: 2024 Nov 20 – Dec 8

Observers: Tom Woodrow (L), Kathryn Grasha (20 Nov – 26 Nov)
Julia Bryant (L), Caroline Foster, Matthew Colless, Finn Pal, Ellen Sirks, Lachlan Stuart (27 Nov – 03 Dec)
Tom Woodrow (L), Gabriella Quattropani (04 Dec – 08 Dec)

Hector_observing_log_Nov2024Download

Run 22: 2024 Oct 22 – Nov 5

Observers: Tom Woodrow (L), Mina Pak (22 Oct- 28 Oct)
Sarah Sweet (L), Matt Owers, Pratyush Das (29 Oct-04 Nov)
Tom Woodrow (L), Scott Croom (remote) (05 Nov)

Hector_observing_log_Oct2024-2Download

Run 21: 2024 Sep 24 – Oct 08

Observers: Tom Woodrow (L), Jesse Van der Sande (24 Sep- 30 Sep)
Julia Bryant (L), Madusha Gunawardhana, Sarah Sweet, Oguzhan Cakir, Sree Oh (remote) (01 Oct-07 Oct)
Tom Woodrow (L), Madusha Gunawardhana, Sree Oh (remote) (08 Oct)

Hector_observing_log_Sep2024-1Download

Run 20: 2024 Aug 27 – Sep 10

Observers: Tom Woodrow (L), Andrei Ristea (27 Sep- 02 Sep)
Madusha Gunawardhana (L), Susie Tuntipong (03 Sep-09 Sep)
Tom Woodrow (L), Madusha Gunawardhana, Susie Tuntipong (10 Sep)

Hector_observing_log_Aug2024Download

Run 19: 2024 Jul 9 – Jul 14

Observers: Tom Woodrow (L), Sarah Sweet, Kathryn Grasha

Hector_observing_log_July2024Download

Run 18: 2024 May 29 – Jun 16

Observers: Tom Woodrow (L), Jesse van de Sande, Oguzhan Cakir (29 May- 04 Jun)
Madusha Gunawardhana (L), Caroline Foster, Gabriella Quattropani (05-11 Jun)
Tom Woodrow (L), Scott Croom, Susie Tuntipong (12-16 Jun)

Hector_observing_log_May2024Download

Run 17: 2023 Dec 6 – 19

Observers: Tom Woodrow (L), Jesse van de Sande, Henry Zovaro (6-12 Dec)
Madusha Gunawardhana (L), Oguzhan Cakir, Caroline Foster, Matt Owers (13-19 Dec)

Hector_observing_log_December2023Download

Run 16: 2023 Nov 6 – 19

Observers: Tom Woodrow (L) (6-14 Dec), Oguzhan Cakir, Yifan Mai (8-14 Dec), Susie Tuntipong (remote 6-7 Dec)
Sam Vaughan (L), Kathryn Grasha, Mina Pak (15-19 Dec)

Hector_observing_log_November2023Download

Run 15: 2023 Oct 4 – 9

Observers: Tom Woodrow(L), Tom Rutherford, Susie Tuntipong

Hector_observing_log_October2023Download

Run 14: 2023 Sep 6 – 17

Observers: Julia Bryant(L), Tom Woodrow, Andrei Ristea, Pratyush Das (6-12 Sep)
Stefania Barsanti(L), Gabriella Quattropani, Susie Tuntipong (13-17 Sep)

Hector_observing_log_September2023Download

Run 13: 2023 Aug 9 – 14

Observers: Tom Woodrow(L), Tom Rutherford, Oguzhan Cakir

Hector_observing_log_August2023Download

Run 12: 2023 Jul 10 – 24

Observers: Sam Vaughan (L), Gabriella Quattropani, Tom Woodrow (10-16 Jul)
Madusha Gunawardhana (L), Sree Oh, Caroline Foster, Zahra Aliakbarzadeh, Ryan Bagge (17-24 Jul)

Hector_observing_log_July2023Download

Run 11: 2023 Jun 13 – 26

Observers: Julia Bryant(L), Tom Woodrow, Matt Owers, Oguzhan Cakir,
Ángel Lopez-Sanchez, Pablo Corcho-Caballero (13-17 Jun)
Sam Vaughan (L), Madusha Gunawardhana, Yifan Mai (18-26 Jun)

Hector_observing_log_June2023Download

Run 10: 2023 Apr 17-30

Observers: Julia Bryant (L), Tom Woodrow, Tom Rutherford, Susie Tuntipong (17-23 Apr)
Stefania Barsanti(L), Henry Zovaro, Mina Pak (24-30 Apr)

Hector_observing_log_Apr2023Download

Run 9 (Commissioning): 2022 Oct 19 – 31

Observers: Sam Vaughan (L), Madusha Gunawardhana (L), Jesse van de Sande/Mina Pak (19-24 Oct)
Stefania Barsanti/Sarah Sweet (25-30 Oct)

Hector_observing_log_commissioning_Oct2022Download

Run 8 (Commissioning): 2022 Sep 14 – 25

Observers: Julia Bryant (L), Stefania Barsanti, Mina Pak, Matt Owers, Gabriella Quattropani, Tania Ahmed (19-23 Sep)

Hector_observing_log_commissioning_Sep2022Download

Run 7b (Commissioning): 2022 Aug 28- Sep 4

Observers: Madusha Gunawardhana (L), Sam Vaughan (L), Sree Oh

Same log as Run 7a.

Run 7a (Commissioning): 2022 Aug 17- 27

Observers: Julia Bryant (L), Tomas Rutherford/Scott Croom (17-21 Aug), Sree Oh/Caroline Foster/Henry Zovaro (22-27 Aug), Madusha Gunawardhana/Sam Vaughan (27-28 Aug)

Hector_observing_log_commissioning_Aug2022Download

Run 6 (Commissioning): 2022 July 25- July 31

Observers: Julia Bryant, Stefania Barsanti, Sarah Sweet, Luca Cortese, Amelia Fraser-McKelvie (remote: Madusha Gunawardhana)

Date
Hector
log
2022072525072022
2022072626072022
2022072727072022
2022072828072022
2022072929072022
2022073030072022
2022073131072022

Run 5 (Commissioning): 2022 June 27- July 5

Observers: Julia Bryant, Madusha Gunawardhana, Sree Oh, Sarah Sweet, Di Wang

Hector_Observing_Log_Commissioning_June_2022Download

Run 4 (Commissioning): 2022 May 25 – June 5

Observers: Julia Bryant, Madusha Gunawardhana, Sam Vaughan, Matthew Colless/Katie Grasha (25 – 28 May), Jesse van de Sande/Tomas Rutherford (30 May – 5 June)

Hector_observing_log_commisioning_May2022Download

Run 3 (Commissioning): 2022 Feb 23 – March 6

Observers: Julia Bryant, Madusha Gunawardhana, Sam Vaughan, Sree Oh, Stefania Barsanti

Date
Hector
log
20220223log23022022
20220224log24022022
20220225log25022022
20220226log26022022
20220227log27022022
20220228log28022022
20220301log01032022
20220302log02032022
20220303log03032022
20220304log04032022
20220305log05032022
20220306log06032022

Run 2 (Commissioning): 2022 Jan 10 – 16

Observers: Julia Bryant, Madusha Gunawardhana, Sam Vaughan (remote)

Date
Hector
log
20220110log1001222
20220111log11012022
20220112log12012022
20220113log13012022
20220114log14012022
20220115log15012022
20220116log16012022

Run 1 (Commissioning): 2021 Dec 1 – 12

Observers: Julia Bryant, Sam Vaughan, Jesse van de Sande, Scott Croom, Madusha Gunawardhana

Date
Hector
log
20211201log01122021
20211202log02122021
20211203log03122021
20211204log04122021
20211205log05122021
20211206log06122021
20211207log07122021
20211208log08122021
20211209log09122021
20211210log10122021
20211211log12122021
20211212log11122021