P72-503: The local transient Universe

PI: E. Kankare, M. Stritzinger, T. Reynolds

ToO + SoftToO triggers with ALFOSC

Observations will be requested with ALFOSC and the OB generator will be used to request all ToO and SoftToO observations.

To summarise:

Go to the directory
cd ~/scripts/72-503
List the available scripts
ls -lrt

and execute the OB generated scripts requested in the trigger email.

For these ToO and Soft ToO triggers, please remember to fill in the ToO and SoftToO reports.

Fixed scheduled Service observations with NOTCam

The OB generator will be used to request all observations. For each night, the PI will submit OBS through the OB-generator. These OBs needs to be queued and compiled by the observer.

In order to queue the observations, enter the OB generator and click on the Queue it! button.
Then compile the scripts manually, either through the compile buttons in the OB generator or from within the OB queue.

Scripts are placed in the directory ~/scripts/72-503/ and these observations have their own EON form (i.e. no ToOMon report to fill!).

Program Tracking
Proposal	72-503
Semester	P72: 20251001 - 20260401
Principal Investigator	Erkki Kankare, Maximilian Stritzinger, Thomas Reynolds
Programme	The local transient Universe
Instrument	ALFOSC
Time Allocation	14 hours ToO and 40 hours SoftToO
Total Nights	54h
Type	ToO+SoftToO
Notes	Override. Soft triggers during Nordic service or Technical nights
Total Time Spent	42:08 (hh:mm)

Proposal	Date	Time	Type	Targets	Files	Comments	Status
72-503	2025-10-07	01:45	SoftToO	AT2025yjt, AT2025zgu	ALIj070101 - ALIj070105, ALIj070128 - ALIj070132	Observed with clear sky and seeing varying from 0.9'' to 1.2''	Observed
72-503	2025-10-10	02:05	SoftToO	BD174708, SN2025wmd, AT2025wny, AT2025yrt	ALIj100068 - ALIj100072, ALIj100094 - ALIj100102, ALIj100103 - ALIj100110, ALIj100125 - ALIj100131	Observed with clear sky and seeing about 0.5'' - 0.6''	Observed
72-503	2025-10-12	00:49	SoftToO	AT2025sqe, BD174708	ALIj120065 - ALIj120074, ALIj120084 - ALIj120088	Observed with clear skies and seeing around 1.0".	Observed
72-503	2025-10-13	02:18	SoftToO	AT2025yjt, 2025ztn, HD19445, AT2025yrt	ALIj130138 - ALIj130142, ALIj130146 - ALIj130160	All targets observed through thin clouds and approx. 0.7 arcsec. seeing. First attempt of AT2025yjt failed due to thick clouds, second attempt successful.	Observed
72-503	2025-10-18	00:23	SoftToO	SN2025wmd	ALIj180105 - ALIj180113	Observed through thin clouds and approx. 0.7 arcsec. seeing.	Observed
72-503	2025-10-26	00:36	ToO	20251026_too_2025abov_spec_1_0	at2025abov	Observed under clear sky/thin clouds and seeing around 1".	Observed
72-503	2025-10-27	00:46	ToO	SN2025uue	ALIj270073 - ALIj270077	Observed under clear sky and with seeing 1.1".	Observed
72-503	2025-10-29	01:34	SoftToO	SN2025wmd, at2025absa	ALIj290064 - ALIj290072 , ALIj290114 - ALIj290123	Observed targets with clear dark skies and good seeing.	Observed
72-503	2025-10-30	02:31	SoftToO	atlas17lsn, AT2025yrt, at2025aaqp, HD19445, SN2024adtg	ALIj300063 - ALIj300082 , ALIj300110 - ALIj300114 , ALIj300124 - ALIj300128 , ALIj300132 - ALIj300136 ,	Observed under stable, clear and dark skies.	Observed
72-503	2025-11-01	02:04	SoftToO	AT2025sqe, AT2025zjx	ALIk010057 - ALIk010062, ALIk010063 - ALIk010068, ALIk010083 - ALIk010087	Thin clouds, and the seeing was oscillating between 1.5" and 2.0".	Observed
72-503	2025-11-06	04:04	SoftToO	BD174708, SN2025uue, AT2025zjx, AT2025abao, AT2025aarm, SN2024dy	ALIk060118 - ALIk060144 , ALIk060147 - ALIk060154 , ALIk060160 - ALIk060164 , ALIk060196 - ALIk060197	All targets observed with clear skies and good seeing. Target SN2024dy status shows ONGOING, but files ALIk060196.fits - ALIk060197.fits contain data from OB.	Observed
72-503	2025-11-09	02:34	SoftToO	2025yhm, 2025ztn, AT2025abao, AT2025aarm, HD19445	ALIk090062 - ALIk090066, ALIk090082 - ALIk090086, ALIk090092 - ALIk090109, ALIk090191 - ALIk090210, ALIk090227 - ALIk090227	Mostly observed with clear skies and seeing between 0.8" and 1.0". 2025yhm had a high spike in seeing in the middle of the OB.	Observed
72-503	2025-11-10	00:24	SoftToO	SN2025wmd	ALIk100104 - ALIk100112	Clear, dark skies. Good seeing	Observed
72-503	2025-11-16	00:52	SoftToO	AT2025abao, AT2025aarm, HD19445	ALIk160112 - ALIk160116 , ALIk160133 - ALIk160142 , ALIk160145 - ALIk160149	CTRL+C'd some OB's due to unresponsive UIF. Observed normally after restarting observing system.	Observed
72-503	2025-11-17	00:42	SoftToO	AT2025zjx, SN2025wmd	ALIk170131 - ALIk170136, ALIk170140 - ALIk170148	Observed under clear sky and seeing around 1" or under.	Observed
72-503	2025-11-23	01:25	SoftToO	2025ztn, AT2025aarm, HD19445	ALIk230073 - ALIk230078, ALIk230093 - ALIk230097, ALIk230100 - ALIk230104, ALIk230110 - ALIk230114, ALIk230115 - ALIk230119	The sky conditions fluctuated between clear and cloudy throughout the night, and the seeing was around 2.0".	Observed
72-503	2025-11-25	00:46	SoftToO	AT2025sqe	ALIk250062-73	thin clouds(?)	Observed
72-503	2025-11-26	00:00	SoftToO			Couldn't be observed due to bad weather.	Failed
72-503	2025-11-27	00:44	SoftToO	AT2025zjx, SN2025wmd	ALIk270095 - ALIk270109	Both targets were observed at somewhat poor seeing.	Observed
72-503	2025-12-01	00:21	SoftToO	AT2025abao	ALIl010651 - ALIl010655	Observed with clear skies and seeing around 2".	Observed
72-503	2025-12-15	00:14	SoftToO	SN2025aeuq	ALIl150021 - ALIl150026	Observed with clear skies and seeing around 2"-3".	Observed
72-503	2025-12-16	01:16	SoftToO	AT2025aarm, AT2025aeuq	ALIl160189 - ALIl160198, ALIl160246 - ALIl160250	Observed with clear skies and seeing between 1.5" and 2".	Observed
72-503	2025-12-17	00:23	SoftToO	SN2025few	ALIl170462 - ALIl170467	Observed during high clouds and seeing <1.5". Only this group was observed as the OBs were submitted late.	Observed
72-503	2025-12-18	01:36	SoftToO	AT2025uue,SN2025wmd,SN2024adtg,SN2024agfq	ALIl180136 - ALIl180139,ALIl180144 - ALIl180153, ALIl180238 - ALIl180255,ALIl180262 - ALIl180264	Observed during thin clouds and seeing mostly below 1.0".	Observed
72-503	2025-12-21	01:26	SoftToO	AT2025abao, HD19445, AT2025aeuq, SN2025aeuq	ALIl210103 - ALIl210123	Observed soft ToO's consecutively after first wave of humidity.	Observed
72-503	2025-12-25	03:30	SoftToO	2025ahnj, AT2025zjx, HD19445, AT2025aarm, SN2024dy, AT2025aico	ALIl250093 - ALIl250097, ALIl250104 - ALIl250111, ALIl250117 - ALIl250131, ALIl250157 - ALIl250161, ALIl250162 - ALIl250166, ALIl250171 - ALIl250175, ALIl250182 - ALIl250187, ALIl250218 - ALIl250222	Clear skies, and the seeing was oscillating between 0.8" and 1.3".	Observed
72-503	2025-12-26	01:45	SoftToO	2025ahnj, HD19445, SN2024agls	ALIl260163 - ALIl260167, ALIl260219 - ALIl260223, ALIl260442 - ALIl260453	Clear skies, and the seeing was oscillating between 0.9" and 1.3".	Observed
72-503	2025-12-27	02:41	SoftToO	2025ahnj, HD19445, AT2025aeuq, SN2025aeuq	ALIl270081 - ALIl270085, ALIl270091 - ALIl270098, ALIl270160 - ALIl270164, ALIl270216 - ALIl270221, ALIl270222 - ALIl270227	Clear skies, and the seeing was oscillating between 1.0" and 1.3".	Observed
72-503	2025-12-29	01:30	SoftToO	HD19445, 2025ahnj, SN2025wmd	ALIl290099 - ALIl290126	wmd contains files 117-126. Great seeing throughout OB's.	Observed
72-503	2025-12-30	00:34	SoftToO	SN2025aico	ALIl300147 - ALIl300151	Observed through thin clouds and with approx. 1 arcsec. seeing.	Observed
72-503	2025-12-31	00:30	SoftToO	AT2025abao, HD19445	ALIl310060 - ALIl310064, ALIl310079 - ALIl310087	First attempt at AT2025abao had to be read out early due to weather forcing the telescope to close - marking as failed, but the data might still be useful. Second attempt successful.	Observed

The above information is collected from the ToO/Mon reports that have been created by the observer.

Should any of the observations have been carried out using the OB system, you will find additional information HERE

Last modified: September 30 2025