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SAAO Observing rota for January 2013

DateM %1.9-m 1.0-m 0.75-m0.5-m IRSF SALT Duty Astr
Wed 2 71 Mohamed

STE4		 Lawrie

STE3		 Berdnikov

Own
CCD		 Medupe

MP

Romero-
Colmenero
(SA)
Koen
(SO)		 Berdnikov
Thu 3 65
Fri 4 58
Sat 5 51
Sun 6 44
Mon 7 37
Tue 8 29
Wed 9 22 Woudt

SHOC		 Worters

STE3		 Berdnikov

Own
CCD		 Nhlapo/
Ayane

MP

Pickering
(SA)
Ngxanga
(SO)		 Potter
Thu10 14
Fri11 6
Sat12 0
Sun13 8
Mon14 15
Tue15 23
Wed16 30 Engineering/
Stoffels/
Contractor		 Worters

STE3		 Berdnikov

Own
CCD		 Nhlapo/
Ayane

MP

Miszalski
(SA)
New SO		 Worters
Thu17 36
Fri18 43
Sat19 49
Sun20 55
Mon21 61
Tue22 67
Wed23 73 Engineering/
Stoffels/
Contractor		 Nhlapo

UCT CCD/
SHOC		 Berdnikov

Own
CCD		 Medupe

MP

Vaisanen
(SA)
Koen
(SO)		 Nhlapo
Thu24 79
Fri25 85
Sat26 91
Sun27 98
Mon28 95
Tue29 88
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: 5 November 2012