User's Guide to the Adaptive Optics System

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Table of Contents

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Introduction
Observing Information
Preparing for an AO Run
Graphical User Interface
Other Software
Procedures
Gallery of Aberrations
Optics
Other Hardware
Trouble-Shooting
Logsheet
AO Song

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AO Song

The following is a spoof, written by Elinor Gates, of the Banana Boat song (July 2003).

Adaptive Optics Song to the tune of Banana Boat

Lyrics for the Banana Boat version by Harry Belafonte

A-O, A-A-A-O Daylight come and me wanna go home. A-O, A-A-A-O Daylight come and me wanna go home. Work all night on closing the loop Daylight come and me wanna go home. Track the Strehl till de morning come. Daylight come and me wanna go home. A-O, A-A-A-O Daylight come and me wanna go home. A-O, A-A-A-O Daylight come and me wanna go home. Come, Mister 'stronomer, tally me R-nought Daylight come and me wanna go home. Come, Mister 'stronomer, tally me R-nought Daylight come and me wanna go home. A-O, A-A-A-O Daylight come and me wanna go home. A-O, A-A-A-O Daylight come and me wanna go home. Shoot Eight Watt, Nine Watt, Ten Watt Laser Daylight come and me wanna go home Shoot Eight Watt, Nine Watt, Ten Watt Laser Daylight come and me wanna go home Beautiful laser target star Daylight come and me wanna go home Laser spotters watching for airplanes Daylight come and me wanna go home Shoot Eight Watt, Nine Watt, Ten Watt Laser Daylight come and me wanna go home Eight Watt, Nine Watt, Ten Watt Laser Daylight come and me wanna go home A, me say A-A-A-0 Daylight come and me wanna go home A, me say A, me say A, me say A-O

Day-o, day-ay-ay-o Daylight come and me wan' go home Day-o, day-ay-ay-o Daylight come and me wan' go home Work all night on a drink of rum Daylight come and me wan' go home Stack banana till de morning come Daylight come and me wan' go home Day-o, day-ay-ay-o Daylight come and me wan' go home Day-o, day-ay-ay-o Daylight come and me wan' go home Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana Daylight come and me wan' go home Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana Daylight come and me wan' go home Day-o, day-ay-ay-o Daylight come and me wan' go home Day-o, day-ay-ay-o Daylight come and me wan' go home Lift six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch Daylight come and me wan' go home Lift six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch Daylight come and me wan' go home Beautiful bunch of ripe banana Daylight come and me wan' go home Hide the deadly black tarantula Daylight come and me wan' go home Lift six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch Daylight come and me wan' go home Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch Daylight come and me wan' go home Day, me say day-ay-ay-o Daylight come and me wan' go home Day, me say day, me say day, me say day,

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Elinor Gates

Last modified: Thu Feb 15 16:52:15 PST 2007