Re: [ATM] Aluminizing procedures

["Stuart Hutchins" <stuart452@earthlink.net>]

Guy,

Thanks for the interesting report.  Are you doing your own aluminizing for
your mirror classes?

Regards,

Stuart

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Guy Brandenburg" <gfbrandenburg@yahoo.com>
To: <atm@atmlist.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 5:13 PM
Subject: [ATM] Aluminizing procedures


> I spent a couple of amazing weeks in mid-August at the
> Mount Wilson Observatory in the CUREA program. We also
> visited Mt. Palomar, JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratories)
> and CalTech (California Institute of Technology). I
> also talked to people from Kitt Peak; UCLA; University
> of Arizona; Dartmouth College; Tokyo Institute of
> Technology; Kenyon College; Edinboro University of Pa;
> and Cambridge University in the UK.

> Among other things, I spent time talking to some of
> the technicians at one or more of the above facilities
> concerning how they go about re-aluminizing their
> mirrors. These people, while extremely helpful and
> informative, were most adamant that the information I
> convey not be linked to any one particular observatory
> and that I emphasize that this information is for
> educational purposes only, and is not a practical
> guide to be used by amateur telescope makers in their
> own procedures. Also, they cautioned that some of
> these procedures are potentially quite hazardous, and
> require a complete knowledge and familiarization of
> the process to be done safely.atmlist.net/


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