MagAo-X Day 27: Many photons make light work

In this blog, we celebrate observing in good conditions! The astronomical seeing at Las Campanas was ~0.5″ or better for the whole night!

I-band 135-second equivalent coadded frame.

Using this time, I managed to get a very nice sequence of coronagraphic data on a circumstellar disk with the polarimeter.

Can you see the disk?
The squad operating for me while I observed from Taiwan.

The crew celebrated such a good night of observing with a pool party!

Color of the Day

As Logan is off to the Grand Canyon for her summer residency, I decided to pick a color reminiscent of the stratified canyon walls at sunset–if you’re in Northern Arizona this summer, be sure to stop by to say hi to her!

Song of the day

And a song (err, playlist) to match

August 10 – Khruangbin; Esperanza – Hermanos Gutierrez