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Re: ATM the outer limits




Ken Lowther wrote:
> Wasn't there an article in S&T where the author of an article suggested
> that at some point thick mirrors may actually be more of a problem to
> support well than a thin one?

FWIW I have two 14.5" Pyrex mirrors, one is 2.5" thick and the other 1.4".
The 2.5" is a much worse "slumper" than the 1.4".

Bill Tondreau