Re: ATM Another dangerous thought

[Technologie2000@t-online.de (Helmut Göbkes)]

Hi Mel,

>an active diagonal - would fix lots of
> seeing, tracking, and vibration problems.  Telescopes could become even
> lighter with a vibration tolerance.

Right! one way could be the implementation of an active diagonal
("one voice coil/Stepper motor on each collimation screw")
for automated collimation/focusing/image shifting,
combined with the new high sensitive solid state gyros available
(see model helicopter solid state gyros as reference)

helmut