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SAAO Observing rota for May 2010

DateM %1.9-m 1.0-m 0.75-m0.5-m IRSF SALT Duty Astr
Wed28 95 Sarre

GIRAFFE		 Sefako

STE4		 Borczyk

Own CCD

Barway

Sefako
Thu29 97
Fri30 90
Sat 1 83
Sun2 76
Mon 3 70
Tue 4 63
Wed 5 57 Bohm

GIRAFFE		 Sefako

STE4		 Polinska

Own CCD		 van Wyk

MP		 Nishiyama

van Wyk
Thu 6 51
Fri 7 45
Sat 8 39
Sun 9 33
Mon10 27
Tue11 20
Wed12 14 Potter/
Zietsman

HIPPO		 Mentz

STE4		 Polinska

Own CCD		 van Wyk

MP		 Nishiyama

van Wyk
Thu13 7
Fri14 0
Sat15 6
Sun16 13
Mon17 20
Tue18 27
Wed19 34 Woudt

UCT CCD		 Mentz

STE4		 van Wyk

IRP MkII		 Engelbrecht/
Gulmez/
Ulusoy

MP		 Nishiyama

van Wyk
Thu20 42
Fri21 49
Sat22 56
Sun23 64
Mon24 71
Tue25 78
Wed26 85 Waniak
[Worters]

STE4		 Gutierrez-
Soto

UCT CCD		 Glass
[van Wyk]

IRP MkII		 Gulmez/
Ulusoy

MP		 Nishiyama

Glass
Thu27 92
Fri28 99
Sat29 93
Sun30 87
Mon31 80
Tue 1 74
The percentage of moon illuminated at local midnight is given in the third column.
Abbreviations: B, G and D: Bright, grey and dark weeks. NA: Night assistant.
Names in square brackets are visitor support astronomers, in bold are actual observers.
Dates of Public Holidays marked in bold: 1 May - Workers' Day

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Last updated: 26 May 2010