A new external release of the Astronomer's Proposal Tool (APT 3.4)
   has been made.  This release has several updates supporting the 
   contact scientist bright object tool and the fix for the VTT 
   centroiding problem.

   The new release is now available for download at

      apt.stsci.edu


   It will be available on the solaris clusters after tonights rsync.

   This release includes the following tools:

      Bright Object Tool (BOT 1.3)
      Exposure Time Calculator (ETC 2.1)
      Observatory Constraint Manager (OCM 1.2)
      Visual Target Tuner (VTT 3.4)
   
   The following OPRs are being delivered with this release:

      BOT OPRs:
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         43760 Change IS Bright Object Tool to Use Single VTT
         44377 Need WFALL Observatory Value Filled in VTT Apertures
         45206 Bright Object Aperture / VTT Aperture Map Incomplete for NICMOS &
ACS
         45207 Catalogs Not Automatically Displayed When Turning On Bright
Object Checking

      VTT OPR:
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         45029 Centroiding problem

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   Send email to apt-developer immediately should you have any
   questions or concerns about this delivery.