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Jim Lovell (CMP)
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Roger. We'll maneuver at this present time and try to pick up that attitude and get Navi, although I think it's a waste of time, but we will give it a try.
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Jim Lovell (CMP)
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Roger. We're at that attitude right now and looking through the scanning telescope. I can barely see any stars at all, and every time that the thruster will fire, you know, just completely blanks out my vision.
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Jim Lovell (CMP)
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Now the attitude is good, Houston, as far as not having glare on the optics, and it might be a certain amount of data adaptation is required here.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)
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Apollo 8, this is Houston. I've got a new PTC attitude for you when you finish P23. Give you a better look at the earth. Over.
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Jim Lovell (CMP)
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Roger. We are taking our time going to this new P23 attitude; going to Navi is quite a ways away from the attitude we need for P23. I have a correction to make on 20—on Navi after getting dark adapted; you can pick out Cassiopeia and you can pick out Navi itself. It is difficult to see what stars are around. We still have quite a bit of particles that are floating with the spacecraft, especially when we move the optics and shaft. It seems to throw off a lot of particles.
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We have the center window—the round window covered, and we have—the other windows are opened.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)
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Apollo 8, Houston. While you're maneuvering for your P23, we have an update for DELTA-H for you if you're ready to copy.
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This is as a result of your P23 calibration; the update follows: VERB 24, NOUN 01, ENTER 1354, ENTER all balls, ENTER 214 50 ENTER; comment: continue to mark on the horizon destination that you've used previously. Your marks are looking very good.
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Jim Lovell (CMP)
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Roger. DELTA-H update as follows: VERB 24, NOUN 01, ENTER 1354, ENTER all zeros, ENTER 214 50 ENTER. Understand those are two octal numbers.
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Bill Anders (LMP)
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Roger. When do we get the maneuvers here? I'll go out on 23, and I'll put these in; then I'll continue.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)
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Apollo 8, Houston. There's no requirement for you to leave P23; you can enter those right now if you want to.
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Bill Anders (LMP)
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All right, Roger. Thank you. I am on the other side, too lazy to go over and get it.
Spoken on Dec. 22, 1968, 6:08 a.m. UTC (55 years, 11 months ago). Link to this transcript range is: Tweet
