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SAAO Observing rota for September 2012

DateM %1.9-m 1.0-m 0.75-m0.5-m IRSF SALT Duty Astr
Wed29 81 Skelton/
Smits
[van Wyk]

SpCCD		 Lawrie

STE3



Ohnuki Pickering
(SA)
New SO		 Smits
Thu30 88
Fri31 95
Sat 1 97
Sun 2 91
Mon 3 84
Tue 4 78
Wed 5 71 v.d.Heyden/
Students

SpCCD		 Lawrie

STE3		 van Wyk

IRP MkII

Sasada Vaisanen
(SA)
Matshaya
(SO)		 van Wyk
Thu 6 65
Fri 7 59
Sat 8 53
Sun 9 47
Mon10 41
Tue11 35
Wed12 29 Odendaal
[van Wyk]

SpCCD		 Naluminsa

STE4

van Wyk

MP		 Sasada
Pickering
(SA)
Ngxanga
(SO)		 van Wyk
Thu13 22
Fri14 15
Sat15 8
Sun16 1
Mon17 6
Tue18 13
Wed19 21 Warner/
Woudt

SHOC		 Sefako

STE3


Liska/
Henych

MP 		Ramphul?
Miszalski
(SA)
New SO		 Woudt
Thu20 28
Fri21 36
Sat22 43
Sun23 50
Mon 24 57
Tue25 64
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. 24th Heritage Day

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Last updated: 10 September 2012