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<h3><font face="Helvetica"><b><a href="http://www.sdss.org">Sloan Digital Sky Survey V</a><a href="www.sdss.org"></a><br> 2.5-meter Sloan Foundation Telescope</b></font></h3></td> </tr> </table> <ul> <li class="he"><font face="Helvetica"><a href="/BOSS_monthly_checkout/index.html">BOSS Monthly checkout </a></li> <li class="he"><font face="Helvetica">Observer's <a href="http://sdss.apo.nmsu.edu">Documentation and Procedures</a></font></li> <li class="he"><a href="/Instruments/SDSS/"><font face="Helvetica">Instruments</font></a> and <a href="http://sdss3.apo.nmsu.edu/opssoft/stui/" target="_blank">STUI</a></li> <li class="he"><font face="Helvetica">Technician's</font> <a href="/Telescopes/SDSS/25Procedures/TblCnts.shtml"><font face="Helvetica">Procedures</font></a><font face="Helvetica"> </li> <li><a href="/Telescopes/SDSS/080108sdss3Credits.htm"><font face="Helvetica">Acknowledgement for Publications/Media</font></a></li> <li class="he"><a href="https://trac.sdss3.org/newticket">Problem 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class="he">Information</a> </ul> </p></td> <td width="170" align="left" valign=top><img src="Images/10orion.jpg" width="202" height="296"></td> <td width="318" align="left" valign=top><h3><span class="he"><b>Public Information</b> </span> </h3> <p class="he"><font face="Helvetica"><a href="100711WebVideos/default.html">Science@APO!</a><br> <a href="/Planning/PublicInfo/083007Tours.html">Public Access and Tours</a><br> <a href="/Planning/media.htm">Media Information</a><br> <a href="Site/apo.brochure/2015 APO Brochure V1.pdf">APO Brochure</a><a href="Site/apo.brochure/14Brochure.pdf"></a><br> <a href="/Site/35mSitePan.mov">SurroundView from 3.5M Rooftop</a> (6.6MB-drag cursor to view)<br> <a href="/Site/OpsSitePan.mov">SurroundView from Ops. 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