In order to complete the extensive engineering work on the 3.5-meter optics, telescope mechanisms and enclosure planned for the December 1996 shutdown, it has become necessary to extend the shutdown through the end of the month. Thus, all scheduled science programs for the nights of Dec. 21 - 31, inclusive, are canceled (as per the warning sent on Nov. 22 of this possibility). This message is intended to reach all PIs and observers for programs canceled and all institutional schedulers. Schedulers, please check to see if anyone from your institution has been inadvertently omitted, and if so, please inform them. An account of the work accomplished during this shutdown will be posted on the apo35-general mail exploder at a later date. Ed Turner APO APO APO APO APO Apache Point Observatory 3.5m APO APO APO APO APO This is message 108 in the apo35-general archive. You can find APO the archive on http://www.astro.princeton.edu/APO/apo35-general/INDEX.html APO To join/leave the list, send mail to apo35-request@astro.princeton.edu APO To post a message, mail it to apo35-general@astro.princeton.edu APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO