Spacelog Apollo 8

Apollo 8, Houston. Thank you for the look.

Roger.

Apollo 8, this is Houston. You have the DSE.

Thank you, Houston.

Roger. Apollo 8, on your backside data, it's pretty much unintelligible. We suggest, Bill, that you recheck the position of your mike for your backside pass and try to speak a little bit louder and more distinctly. The last one we listened to, was pretty much unintelligible. Over.

Roger. As soon as we get squared away, we will give you a real quick real time summary.

Roger.

And, Houston, you might let us know, can we do the red/blue filter exercise with both these filters—red filters on? Over.

Houston. Standing by.

Okay, Houston. Go ahead.

Apollo 8, this is Houston. LOI 2, SPS/G&N: 46427, minus 053, plus 141 073:35:05.70 minus 01350, plus all zeros, plus all zeros. Copy?

Roger.

Roger. 000 175 358 00607, plus 00606, 01350 009 01265 02 3112 197. Copy?

Roger.

Roger. Taurus, Aida; I repeat, Taurus, Aida. Up 162, left 01, the remainder not applicable. GDC align Sirius, Rigel 129, 155, 010, negative ullage, horizon window ignition minus 3 27 degrees, horizon left. At ignition, 18 degrees, horizon left; before readback, configure for receiving any update. Over.

Roger. Understand. Configure for receiving an update.

Okay. We're in P00 and ACCEPT. Go ahead.

Roger. I'm ready for your readback.

LOI 2, SPS/G&N: 46427, minus 053, plus 141 073:35:05.70, minus 01350, plus 0000, plus 0000 000 175 358 00607, plus 00606 01350 009 01265 02 3112 197; Taurus, Aida, up 16.2, left 0.1, fixed read not applicable; Sirius, Rigel 129 155 010, no ullage, ignition minus 3 27 degrees, ignition 18 degrees.

Apollo 8, Houston. Roger. Readback is correct.

Apollo 8, this is Houston. Your map update for REV 2/3, no change. Over.

Understand. No change, REV 2/3.

Roger, Frank. You can expect GO/NO-GO for the next rev at 20 minutes before LOS. Over.

Roger.

Apollo 8, this is Houston. We'll try to make that call 20 minutes before every LOS. Over.

Fine.

Apollo 8, Houston. We have the CSM vector in starting on the LV. Over.

Thank you.

Houston, this is Apollo 8.

Apollo 8, Houston. Go.

Roger. Just an interesting feature: on my center window which has ice on it, it is now beginning to melt. I'm beginning to see through it.

Roger. That's good news.

And again we're directly over our favorites, Messier and Pickering.

The view at this altitude, Houston, is tremendous. There is no trouble picking out features that we learned on the map.

Roger. Jim, that's good news. What do you think of the lighting situation as far as the range of lighting for good visibility?

The range from here is outstanding. I wish we had the TV still going because the brown area now is darker. We have just passed over the Sea of Fertility, and the mare is darker. The mountain range has got more contrast, has more contrast because of the sun angle. Bill's got the 16 mm going for us.

Roger.