Index: trunk/FACT++/scripts/Main.js
===================================================================
--- trunk/FACT++/scripts/Main.js	(revision 14768)
+++ trunk/FACT++/scripts/Main.js	(revision 14769)
@@ -449,13 +449,7 @@
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
-var observations = [
-    { date:"2013-01-09 21:05 UTC", task:'startup' },
-    { date:"2013-01-09 21:20 UTC", task:'ratescan', source:'Dark Patch 3' },
-    { date:"2013-01-09 21:21 UTC", source:'Crab'},
-    { date:"2013-01-10 04:44 UTC", task:'ratescan', source:'Dark Patch 3'},
-    { date:"2013-01-10 04:45 UTC", task:'data', source:'Mrk 421'},
-    { date:"2013-01-10 04:44 UTC", task:'ratescan', ra:3.1415, dec:3.1415},
-    { date:"2013-01-10 04:44 UTC", task:'shutdown'} ];
-    
+// this file just contains the definition of
+// the variable observations, which builds our nightly schedule, hence the filename
+include('scripts/schedule.js');  
     
 // make Observation objects from user input and check if 'date' is increasing.
@@ -622,5 +616,6 @@
         else
             dim.send("DRIVE_CONTROL/TRACK", obs.ra, obs.dec);
-            
+        
+        //OpenLid();    
         dim.wait("DRIVE_CONTROL", "OnTrack", 300000);
 
Index: trunk/FACT++/scripts/schedule.js
===================================================================
--- trunk/FACT++/scripts/schedule.js	(revision 14769)
+++ trunk/FACT++/scripts/schedule.js	(revision 14769)
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+'use strict';
+
+
+// This list of objects is currently used by Main.js
+// to build up the nightly schedule for FACT.
+//
+// one can define some 'tasks' like: "STARTUP", "SHUTDOWN", "RATESCAN" and "DATA"
+// for the latter two, one should define a 'source' parameter as well.
+// This must be a string which is contained in FACTs list of sources.
+// The Ratescan can as well get ra and dec coordinates
+// In case one does not specify a task "DATA" is assumed.
+// example:
+/*
+var observations = [
+    { date:"2013-01-09 21:05 UTC", task:'startup' },
+    { date:"2013-01-09 21:20 UTC", task:'ratescan', source:'Dark Patch 3' },
+    { date:"2013-01-09 21:21 UTC", source:'Crab'},
+    { date:"2013-01-10 04:44 UTC", task:'ratescan', source:'Dark Patch 3'},
+    { date:"2013-01-10 04:45 UTC", task:'data', source:'Mrk 421'},
+    { date:"2013-01-10 04:44 UTC", task:'ratescan', ra:3.1415, dec:3.1415},
+    { date:"2013-01-10 04:44 UTC", task:'shutdown'} ];
+*/
+
+// technical information. 
+// the objects (i.e. the stuff in curly braces {}) 
+// in this list are used to create 
+// instances of Observation-objects as defined in Object_class.js
+// so in case one is interested details of this interface, that is 
+// the place to look.
+
+var observations = [
+//    { date:"2013-01-09 21:05 UTC", task:'startup' },
+    { date:"2013-01-09 17:50 UTC", task:'ratescan', source:'Dark Patch 3' },
+//    { date:"2013-01-09 21:21 UTC", source:'Crab'},
+//    { date:"2013-01-10 04:44 UTC", task:'ratescan', source:'Dark Patch 3'},
+//    { date:"2013-01-10 04:45 UTC", task:'data', source:'Mrk 421'},
+//    { date:"2013-01-10 04:44 UTC", task:'ratescan', ra:3.1415, dec:3.1415},
+//    { date:"2013-01-10 04:44 UTC", task:'shutdown'} ];
+