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  SAAO Observing Rota for December 2018
Month Day Date Moon% 1.9-m 1.0-m IRSF SALT Duty
 Astronomer
Nov Wed 28 62 Sickafoose (SHOC) Sickafoose (SHOC)      
Nov Thu 29 51 Winkler Buckley /   Eric  
Nov Fri 30 39 Volnova+      
Dec Sat 1 29        
Dec Sun 2 20          
Dec Mon 3 12 SpUpNIC SHOC      
Dec Tue 4 6          
Dec Wed 5 2          
Dec Thu 6 0 Pienkowski Volnova /   Ros  
Dec Fri 7 0 [Crause] Buckley      
Dec Sat 8 3          
Dec Sun 9 6          
Dec Mon 10 12 SpUpNIC SHOC      
Dec Tue 11 18          
Dec Wed 12 26          
Dec Thu 13 35 Van Jaarsveld Burleigh   Encarni  
Dec Fri 14 44          
Dec Sat 15 54          
Dec Sun 16 63          
Dec Mon 17 73 SpUpNIC SHOC      
Dec Tue 18 82          
Dec Wed 19 89          
Dec Thu 20 95   Burleigh   Alexi  
Dec Fri 21 99          
Dec Sat 22 100          
Dec Sun 23 98          
Dec Mon 24 93   SHOC      
Dec Tue 25 86          
Dec Wed 26 76          
Dec Thu 27 66   Medupe Hatamkhani Rudi  
Dec Fri 28 55   [??]      
Dec Sat 29 44          
Dec Sun 30 33          
Dec Mon 31 24   [Own?] SIRIUS    
Jan Tue 1 16          
The percentage of Moon illuminated at local midnight is shown in column 4.
Names in square brackets are visitor support astronomers.
Dates of Public Holidays are highlighted and marked in Bold.
16 December: Day of Reconciliation; 17 December: Public Holiday; 25 December: Christmas Day; 26 December: Day of Goodwill, 1 January: New Year's Day.