SAAO Observing Rota for September 2023
	Month	Day	Date	Moon%	1.9-m	1.0-m	Lesedi	IRSF	SALT	Duty  Astronomer
	Aug	Wed	30	100
	Aug	Thu	31	99	Goot		Queue
	Sep	Fri	1	95			Schedule
	Sep	Sat	2	88
	Sep	Sun	3	80
	Sep	Mon	4	70	SpUpNIC		Mookodi
	Sep	Tue	5	60	Chattopadhyay
	Sep	Wed	6	49
	Sep	Thu	7	40	Van Wyk	Kendall	Queue
	Sep	Fri	8	30			Schedule
	Sep	Sat	9	22
	Sep	Sun	10	15
	Sep	Mon	11	9	SpUpNIC	SHOC	Mookodi
	Sep	Tue	12	4
	Sep	Wed	13	1
	Sep	Thu	14	0	Groot		Queue
	Sep	Fri	15	1			Schedule
	Sep	Sat	16	3
	Sep	Sun	17	7
	Sep	Mon	18	13	SpUpNIC		Mookodi
	Sep	Tue	19	21	Chattopadhyay	Sickafoose
	Sep	Wed	20	29		SHOC
	Sep	Thu	21	40	Erasmus		Queue
	Sep	Fri	22	50			Schedule
	Sep	Sat	23	62
	Sep	Sun	24	73
	Sep	Mon	25	83	SpUpNIC		Mookodi
	Sep	Tue	26	91
	Sep	Wed	27	97
	Sep	Thu	28	100	Erasmus		Queue
	Sep	Fri	29	100			Schedule
	Sep	Sat	30	97
	Oct	Sun	1	91
	Oct	Mon	2	84	SpUpNIC		Mookodi
	Oct	Tue	3	75
	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. 25 September: Heritage Day