I saw and spoke with Betty today. Just like last Tuesday, I encountered her in the stairwell. This time, she was returning from lunch. I asked her about her Christmas, and she said enjoyed most of it, except for a travel delay over the weekend. And now, "David Trek" :
Personal log, 210812.30--Antares is larger than I expected it to be. As a result, we will not be able to do an equatorial aligned orbit like I had originally hoped in the time I allotted for this stop. After some discussion with Gene, I decided it would be better if we altered course to allow us to do scans from a higher and narrower orbit. He worked with the ship's computer, and they managed to map out a new, higher orbit that maintains our current distance from the red giant. The ship is doing a circular orbit in an orientation that makes it seem (from our perspective) as if the giant is beneath the ship instead of beside it. If all goes according to the new plan, then we will be leaving for our new destination (Betelgeuse) sometime after 2200 hours tomorrow evening.
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