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SAAO Observing rota for September 2011

DateM %1.9-m 1.0-m 0.75-m0.5-m IRSF SALT Duty Astr
Wed31 13 Mguda

SpCCD
Koen

STE4


van Wyk

MP
Matsuoka Crause (SA)
Matshaya (SO)
van Wyk
Thu 1 21
Fri 2 29
Sat 3 36
Sun 4 44
Mon 5 51
Tue 6 58
Wed 7 65 Mguda

SpCCD
Breytenbach

STE4


Aluminising Matsuoka Vaisenen (SA)
Ngcelwane (SO)
v.d.Heyden
Thu 8 71
Fri 9 78
Sat10 84
Sun11 90
Mon12 97
Tue13 96
Wed14 90 Odendaal
[Worters]

SpCCD
Mguda

STE4
van Wyk

IRP MkII


TBD Pickering(SA)
Ngxanga (SO)
van Wyk
Thu15 84
Fri16 78
Sat17 72
Sun18 66
Mon19 60
Tue20 54
Wed21 47 Coe
[Worters]

SpCCD
Kilkenny

UCT CCD


Koen

MP
Coe Gulbis(SA)
Matshaya (SO)
Kilkenny
Thu22 41
Fri23 34
Sat 24 27
Sun25 19
Mon26 12
Tue27 4
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. 24th Heritage Day

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Last updated: 13 September 2011