This is to alert schedule science programs on the APO 3.5m for Aug 23-24 (PU02, UW06 and UC02) that it now appears quite unlikely that the telescope will be out of shutdown mode and ready for science ops on that weekend. Further info will be provided durng the next week as prognostications about the shutdown endgame become more reliable. Ed Turner APO APO APO APO APO Apache Point Observatory 3.5m APO APO APO APO APO This is message 688 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