SAAO Observing Rota for December 2014
Month	Day	Date	Moon%	1.9-m	1.0-m	0.75-m	0.5-m	IRSF	SALT	Duty  Astronomer
Dec	Wed	3	92
Dec	Thu	4	97	Sowicka		van Wyk	Handler	Kwon	Depagne	van Wyk
Dec	Fri	5	100
Dec	Sat	6	100
Dec	Sun	7	98	SHOC		IRP MKII	MP
Dec	Mon	8	94
Dec	Tue	9	88
Dec	Wed	10	81
Dec	Thu	11	73	Klindt	Throop	van Wyk /	Handler	Kwon/	Worters	Throop
Dec	Fri	12	65	[van Wyk]		Lazareff		Hanaue
Dec	Sat	13	55
Dec	Sun	14	46	SHOC	STE4	IRP MKII	MP
Dec	Mon	15	37
Dec	Tue	16	28
Dec	Wed	17	19
Dec	Thu	18	12	Klindt	Koen		Handler	Hanaue	Buckley	Koen
Dec	Fri	19	6
Dec	Sat	20	2
Dec	Sun	21	0	SHOC	STE4		MP
Dec	Mon	22	1
Dec	Tue	23	5
Dec	Wed	24	11
Dec	Thu	25	19	Klindt	Koen		Zoclonska	Hanaue	Romero-	Koen
Dec	Fri	26	29						Colmenero
Dec	Sat	27	40
Dec	Sun	28	51	SHOC	STE4		MP
Dec	Mon	29	62
Dec	Tue	30	72
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, in bold are actual observers. Public Holidays are highlighted. 16 Dec.: Reconcillation Day; 25 Dec.: Christmas Day; 26 Dec.: Day of Goodwill