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SAAO Observing rota for May 2011

DateM %1.9-m 1.0-m 0.75-m0.5-m IRSF SALT Duty Astr
Wed27 38 Gorny

SpCCD		 Gulmez

STE4		 Sithole

UCT CCD		 Keely

MP		 Nagayama Gulbis (SA)
Matshaya /
Ngxanga (SO)		 Gulmez
Thu28 32
Fri29 26
Sat30 20
Sun1 14
Mon 2 8
Tue 3 2
Wed 4 3 de Bude

UCT CCD		 Hajduk

STE4		 Berdnikov

Own CCD		 Keely

MP		 Mutabazi Buckley (SA)
Ngcelwane (SO)		 Berdnikov
Thu 5 10
Fri 6 16
Sat 7 23
Sun 8 29
Mon 9 36
Tue10 43
Wed11 50 de Bude

UCT CCD		 Gulmez

STE3		 Berdnikov

Own CCD		 Liska/
Janik

MP		 Kniazev Vaisenen (SA)
Ngxanga (SO)		 Gulmez
Thu12 57
Fri13 65
Sat14 72
Sun15 80
Mon16 88
Tue17 95
Wed18 96 Ratajczak

GIRAFFE		 Sefako

UCT CCD		 Berdnikov

Own CCD		 Liska/
Janik

MP		 Koen/
Berdnikov		 Kotze (SA)
Matshaya (SO)		 Sefako
Thu19 89
Fri20 81
Sat21 74
Sun22 68
Mon23 61
Tue24 55
Wed25 49 Koen

STE4		 Sefako

UCT CCD		 Fabregat

IRP MkII		 van Wyk

MP		 Sang-Hyun
Chun		 Pickering (SA)
Ngcelwane (SO)		 Koen
Thu26 43
Fri27 37
Sat28 30
Sun29 24
Mon30 18
Tue31 12
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: 27 May - Freedom Day; 1 May - Workers' Day, 2 May - Public Holiday

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Last updated: 23 May 2011