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  SAAO Observing Rota for December 2013
Month Day Date Moon% 1.9-m 1.0-m 0.75-m 0.5-m IRSF SALT Duty
 Astronomer
Dec Wed 4 5              
Dec Thu 5 12              
Dec Fri 6 21 Reid/ Engelbrecht Berdnikov Siwak Chul/ Crause Engelbrecht
Dec Sat 7 31 Parker       Kyeong    
Dec Sun 8 42              
Dec Mon 9 53 SpCCD STE3 Own CCD MP      
Dec Tue 10 63              
Dec Wed 11 73              
Dec Thu 12 82 Medupe    Berdnikov Siwak Onitsuka/ Buckley Berdnikov
Dec Fri 13 89         Baba    
Dec Sat 14 94              
Dec Sun 15 98 SpCCD   Own CCD MP      
Dec Mon 16 100              
Dec Tue 17 100              
Dec Wed 18 98              
Dec Thu 19 94 Koen   Berdnikov Siwak Baba Kniazev Koen
Dec Fri 20 89              
Dec Sat 21 82              
Dec Sun 22 74 SpCCD   Own CCD MP      
Dec Mon 23 66              
Dec Tue 24 56              
Dec Wed 25 46              
Dec Thu 26 36 Motsoaledi/ Koen Berdnikov Siwak   Kotze Motsoaledi
Dec Fri 27 26 Warner            
Dec Sat 28 17              
Dec Sun 29 9 SHOC STE4 Own CCD MP      
Dec Mon 30 4              
Dec Tue 31 1              
The percentage of Moon illuminated at local midnight is shown in column 4.
Abbreviations: SA - SALT astronomer; SO - SALT operator.
Names in square brackets are visitor support astronomers.
Dates of Public Holidays are highlighted and marked in Bold.
Update: 3rd December 2013