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At the start of a night<\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Looking carefully at somethin <\/div>
I can't at all recall what<\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Adjusting mirror alignment <\/div>
While using a real star, not the collimator mirror<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>More night shift action <\/div>
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<\/a>Morning shift <\/div>
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<\/a>Mighty foam chain <\/div>
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<\/a>Bling <\/div>
Vy added some golden accents<\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Steven makes a template for a very important side project <\/div>
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<\/a>Final painting <\/div>
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<\/a>The power system <\/div>
With orange markers to help the reocvery crew not shock themselves<\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Accessing the final uncovered porthole <\/div>
The top one, for the roll star camera, is never covered<\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>The highbay <\/div>
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<\/a>People, and bugs, congregate around the monitor light <\/div>
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<\/a>Working all the way until dawn <\/div>
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