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SAAO Observing rota for May 2003

DateM %Wk 1.9-m1.0-m 0.75-m0.50-mDuty Astr
Tue29 15 Koen

SAAO CCD		 Williams

UCT CCD		 Marang

IRP Mk II		 Van Wyk

MP		 Van Wyk
Wed30 9
Thu1 3
Fri 2 2
Sat 3 8
Sun 4 14
Mon 5 20
Tue 6 26 Koen

SAAO CCD		 Williams

UCT CCD		 Laney

IRP Mk II		 Van Wyk

MP		 Van Wyk
Wed 7 32
Thu 8 39
Fri 9 46
Sat10 52
Sun11 59
Mon12 67
Tue13 74 Pretorius/
O'Donoghue

SpCCD		 Salticam Tests/
Pretorius

Salticam Cryostat/
UCT CCD		 Marang

IRP Mk II

Marang
Wed14 82
Thu15 90
Fri16 98
Sat17 93
Sun18 86
Mon19 78
Tue20 71 Uytterhoeven/
Telting/
De Kat/
[Balona]
NA Marang


GIRAFFE		 Kilkenny
Crause

SAAO CCD		 Warner/
Pretorius

UCT CCD		 Van Wyk

MP		 Marang
Wed21 64
Thu22 57
Fri23 50
Sat24 44
Sun25 37
Mon26 31
Tue27 25 Spruit
[Buckley]
NA Van Wyk

Own		 Kilkenny/
Crause

SAAO CCD		 Warner/
Pretorius

UCT CCD

Van Wyk
Wed28 19
Thu29 13
Fri30 7
Sat31 1
Sun 1 4
Mon 2 10
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 Workers' Day

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Last updated: 14 April 2003