Re[2]: [ATM] Use of bearings in (satatic) mirror cells

[Richard <cnc@cncservo.co.uk>]

Hi David,

Tuesday, April 19, 2005, 12:00:38 PM, you wrote:

DH>  It is instructive to remember that most of the truly "Great Telescopes",
DH> the
DH> ones with which pivotal, foundation discoveries in cosmology were made, were
DH> not collimated with lasers.

And to continue this happy joining of two threads, most¹ of
todays great discoveries are being made with telescopes afixed
to their mounts with silicone rubber and nothing else.

¹ - well, those made at Stanford Mirror Lab, anyway.

-- 

Best regards,
 Richard



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