[ATM] Mirror Support for EQ or Fork Mounted Scopes

[sho at surfnetUSA.com (Steve Houlihan)]

I sent this message out last week but got only one reply.  What type of edge
support schemes are used on all the larger ( 10 inch plus ) Equatorial or
Fork mounted reflector telescopes out there.  The slings that are so popular
with the Dob crowd won't work.  What do they use?

Steve Houlihan
Santa Cruz, California

sho@SurfnetUSA.com
http://www.surfnetusa.com/sho
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Houlihan" <sho@surfnetUSA.com>
To: <atm@atmlist.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 10:40 AM
Subject: Re: Second Thoughts on Mirror Support


> Aother thought (Third?) on mirror support.  Do all of the equitorial
mounted
> telescopes out there need to use some sort of positive attachment system
> such as RTV? I cant see a sling being used in these scopes, but am not to
> familiar with anything other than Dobs.
>
> Steve Houlihan
> Santa Cruz, California
>
> sho@SurfnetUSA.com
> http://sho.mystarband.net/
> http://www.surfnetusa.com/sho
>
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