quick fix...

Had to leave early this morning for a day in Alpine so I showered last night.  Was all ready to clean off 3 weeks of stink and discovered my on demand hot water heater was spraying water everywhere but on me.  Seems I forgot to drain it and it sat out over a couple of nights of below freezing temperatures...and one of the coils burst.  The leak was easy to find once I took the cover off.  Jumped into "fix it quick" mode and soldered the crack.  Took all of 15 minutes to do the repair and get back to my much needed shower.  62,76,42,0,C

ISS

Long morning cooking breakfast. Set out to check some angles for the IP cam with the new long cable...discovered pretty quickly that I need a wider lens so I ordered one. I need a much tighter view with more detail. At least a week a way from finding just the right spot. Will be bouncing it around till then.

Fired up the new net book and downloaded software for my little webcam. All went well. Not too excited about the new tiny computer because I'm used to such a big screen. Sure it will find a worthwhile place at the Field Lab though...

To show how well the solar hot water system is working this time of year, I took two photos of the water temperature. Shot at 8AM and 5PM. The top number is the outside temp and the lower is the water temp. Not bad for an overnight low of 37 degrees.

Had an ISS flyover tonight and just barely caught it....two more good chances coming up for a better shot - one on Sunday and one on Monday. The trick is having enough ambient light for the foreground detail to show up just right with a long exposure that captures the trail of the space station. 67,85,37,0