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  1. Tonight's Lunar Eclipse

    It appears to be a rare event when we get a full lunar eclipse this time of year, according to this news story:
    http://news.lalate.com/2010/12/20/lu...stice-history/

    So I was ready to see this event in person, since it could be hundreds of years before it comes around again. heh And I did what I could with my camera, which wasn't cooperating like I'd hoped. I ended up using my 35mm f/1.8 lens, a remote trigger, set the ISO to ...
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  2. IceCap

  3. Lights complete. Next stop... cutting a hole in the wall.

    I've been taking advantage of some down time at work to make good progress. I've not shared this image yet, so here's the completed stand.



    I've also got the light rack all secured. I hung it via a rancor bike hoist, which will allow me to pull it to the ceiling if it's in the way during maintenance, while also giving me the flexibility to adjust its operational height with ease. ...

    Updated 12-19-2010 at 02:33 AM by melev

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  4. Sheetrock stuff completed

    I started sheetrocking the fishroom a few weeks ago. That was accomplished and the insulation was installed on the garage side of the walls. Plastic edging was applied to all the corners to keep them clean, tidy and strong.







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  5. Have you voted yet?

    Reef2Reef has a great photo contest going on for December, and I thought you guys would love to see the submissions. Here's the thread:
    http://www.reef2reef.com/forums/phot...oto-month.html

    From the front page of R2R, you can vote in the poll. Check the left side of the screen about midway down. http://www.reef2reef.com/
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