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SAAO Observing rota for October 2010

DateM %1.9-m 1.0-m 0.75-m0.5-m IRSF SALT Duty Astr
Wed29 65 Sybilski
[van Wyk]

GIRAFFE		 Worters

UCT CCD

van Wyk

MP		 TBD

van Wyk
Thu30 58
Fri 1 51
Sat 2 44
Sun 3 37
Mon 4 30
Tue 5 22
Wed 6 14 Potter

HIPPO		 Sefako

STE4

van Wyk

MP		 TBD

Potter
Thu 7 6
Fri 8 0
Sat 9 8
Sun10 16
Mon11 23
Tue12 30
Wed13 37 Griffin
[van Wyk]

GIRAFFE		 Burleigh/
Lawrie
[Worters]

UCT CCD

Liska

MP		 Barway

Barway
Thu14 43
Fri15 50
Sat16 56
Sun17 62
Mon18 68
Tue19 74
Wed20 80 E LE CTR IC AL CHANGE OVER
Thu21 86 Engineering/
Piet Fourie		 Lawrie

UCT CCD		 van Wyk

IRP MkII		 Liska

MP		 Barway Encarni (SA)
Zolisa (SO) 		van Wyk
Fri22 92
Sat23 99
Sun24 94
Mon25 88
Tue26 81
Wed27 74 Woudt/
Warner

UCT CCD		 Sefako

STE4

van Wyk

MP		 Matsuoka Alexei (SA)
Patrick (SO)
 Sefako
Thu28 68
Fri29 61
Sat30 54
Sun31 47
Mon 1 39
Tue 2 32
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.

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Last updated: 25 October 2010