IRSF Rota for April-June 2009

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IRSF Observing rota for 2nd Quarter 2009

April

Date		M %	Wk	1.4-m IRSF
Wed	1	37	14	SNe	Okouma et al UCT/SAAO
Thu	2	44
Fri	3	52
Sat	4	59
Sun	5	66
Mon	6	73
Tue	7	81
Wed	8	88	15	TBD	Nagayama? ?
Thu	9	95
Fri	10	98
Sat	11	91
Sun	12	84
Mon	13	78
Tue	14	72
Wed	15	66	16
Thu	16	59
Fri	17	53
Sat	18	47
Sun	19	41
Mon	20	35
Tue	21	29
Wed	22	22	17
Thu	23	15
Fri	24	8
Sat	25	1
Sun	26	5
Mon	27	13
Tue	28	20

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.10 Apr: Good Friday; 13 Apr: Family Day; 27 Apr: Freedom Day

May

Date M % Wk 1.4-m IRSF

Wed 29 28 18 Bulge variables Matsunaga

Thu 30 35

Fri 1 43

Sat 2 50

Sun 3 57

Mon 4 64

Tue 5 71

Wed 6 78 19

Thu 7 85

Fri 8 91

Sat 9 98

Sun 10 95

Mon 11 88

Tue 12 82

Wed 13 76 20

Thu 14 70

Fri 15 64

Sat 16 58

Sun 17 52

Mon 18 46

Tue 19 39

Wed 20 33 21 GC polarimetry Nishiyama
Kyoto U

Thu 21 26

Fri 22 19

Sat 23 12

Sun 24 4

Mon 25 3

Tue 26 10

Wed 27 8 22

Thu 28 16

Fri 29 24

Sat 30 31

Sun 31 39

Mon 01 46

Tue 01 53

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. 1 May: Workers' Day

Date	M %	Wk	1.4-m IRSF
Wed	29	28	18	Bulge variables	Matsunaga
Thu	30	35
Fri	1	43
Sat	2	50
Sun	3	57
Mon	4	64
Tue	5	71
Wed	6	78	19
Thu	7	85
Fri	8	91
Sat	9	98
Sun	10	95
Mon	11	88
Tue	12	82
Wed	13	76	20
Thu	14	70
Fri	15	64
Sat	16	58
Sun	17	52
Mon	18	46
Tue	19	39
Wed	20	33	21	GC polarimetry	Nishiyama Kyoto U
Thu	21	26
Fri	22	19
Sat	23	12
Sun	24	4
Mon	25	3
Tue	26	10
Wed	27	8	22
Thu	28	16
Fri	29	24
Sat	30	31
Sun	31	39
Mon	01	46
Tue	01	53

June

Date M % Wk 1.4-m IRSF

Wed 3 69 23 GC polarimetry Nishiyama
Kyoto U

Thu 4 75

Fri 5 82

Sat 6 88

Sun 7 94

Mon 8 99

Tue 9 92

Wed 10 86 24

Thu 11 80

Fri 12 74

Sat 13 68

Sun 14 62

Mon 15 56

Tue 16 50

Wed 17 43 25 ZoA Williams
UCT

Thu 18 36

Fri 19 29

Sat 20 22

Sun 21 14

Mon 22 7

Tue 23 0

Wed 24 8 26 ZoA etc Nagayama
Nagoya U

Thu 25 16

Fri 26 24

Sat 27 31

Sun 28 39

Mon 29 46

Tue 30 53

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. Back to IRSF Rota

Date	M %	Wk	1.4-m IRSF
Wed	3	69	23	GC polarimetry	Nishiyama Kyoto U
Thu	4	75
Fri	5	82
Sat	6	88
Sun	7	94
Mon	8	99
Tue	9	92
Wed	10	86	24
Thu	11	80
Fri	12	74
Sat	13	68
Sun	14	62
Mon	15	56
Tue	16	50
Wed	17	43	25	ZoA	Williams UCT
Thu	18	36
Fri	19	29
Sat	20	22
Sun	21	14
Mon	22	7
Tue	23	0
Wed	24	8	26	ZoA etc	Nagayama Nagoya U
Thu	25	16
Fri	26	24
Sat	27	31
Sun	28	39
Mon	29	46
Tue	30	53

Last updated: 3 June 2009