SAAO Observing Rota for December 2023
	Month	Day	Date	Moon%	1.9-m	1.0-m	Lesedi	IRSF	SALT	Duty  Astronomer
	Nov	Wed	29	93
	Nov	Thu	30	86	Van Wyk	Potter	Queue
	Dec	Fri	1	79			Schedule
	Dec	Sat	2	71
	Dec	Sun	3	62
	Dec	Mon	4	53	SpUpNIC	SHOC	Mookodi
	Dec	Tue	5	43
	Dec	Wed	6	34	Chattopadhyay	Potter
	Dec	Thu	7	25	Groot		Queue
	Dec	Fri	8	17		SHOC	Schedule
	Dec	Sat	9	10		Sickafoose
	Dec	Sun	10	5
	Dec	Mon	11	1	SpUpNIC	SHOC	Mookodi
	Dec	Tue	12	0
	Dec	Wed	13	1	Chattopadhyay
	Dec	Thu	14	5	Groot	Kendall	Burleigh
	Dec	Fri	15	11
	Dec	Sat	16	19
	Dec	Sun	17	29
	Dec	Mon	18	40	SpUpNIC	SHOC	Mookodi
	Dec	Tue	19	51	Chattopadhyay
	Dec	Wed	20	62
	Dec	Thu	21	73	Chandra	Koen	Queue
	Dec	Fri	22	82			Schedule
	Dec	Sat	23	89
	Dec	Sun	24	95
	Dec	Mon	25	98	SpUpNIC	SHOC	Mookodi
	Dec	Tue	26	100
	Dec	Wed	27	99
	Dec	Thu	28	96	Koen	Potter	Queue
	Dec	Fri	29	92			Schedule
	Dec	Sat	30	85
	Dec	Sun	31	78
	Jan	Mon	1	70	SHOC	SHOC	Mookodi
	Jan	Tue	2	61
	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 Reconcilation;   25 December: Christmas Day; 26 December: Day of Goodwill; 01 January: New Year's Day