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SAAO Observing rota for May 2013

DateM %1.9-m 1.0-m 0.75-m0.5-m IRSF SALT Duty Astr
Wed 1 61 Skelton

SpCCD		 Kilkenny

STE3		 Ogloza

TRIPOL		 v. Heerden

MP		 Vaisanen

 Gulbis
(SA)		 Kilkenny
Thu 2 54
Fri 3 46
Sat 4 39
Sun 5 33
Mon 6 26
Tue 7 19
Wed 8 13 Motsoaledi

SHOC		 Sefako

STE3

van Wyk

MP		 Nishiyama

 Kotze
(SA)		 Sefako
Thu 9 6
Fri10 0
Sat11 5
Sun12 11
Mon13 17
Tue14 23
Wed15 29 Huang/
Shaw/
Yen

SHOC		 Caldwell


STE3

v. Heerden/
Kgoadi

MP		 Nishiyama

 Pickering
(SA)		 v.Heerden
Thu16 35
Fri17 41
Sat18 48
Sun19 54
Mon20 61
Tue21 68
Wed22 75 Handler

GIRAFFE		 Caldwell/
Choi

STE3		 van Wyk

IRP MkII		 Kgoadi

MP		 TBD

 Vaisanen
(SA)		 van Wyk
Thu23 82
Fri24 90
Sat25 97
Sun26 94
Mon27 86
Tue28 78
Wed29 70 Handler

GIRAFFE		 Choi/
Donatowicz

STE3		 Gorski/
Konorski

IRP MKII		 v.Heerden/Ofodum

MP

Romero/
Colmenero
(SA)		 Handler
Thu30 63
Fri31 56
Sat 1 49
Sun 2 42
Mon 3 35
Tue 4 29
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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