Re: [ATM] Blank question

[scott <srychnov@chem.ps.uci.edu>]

Jeremy,

I know you don't want to hear this answer, but I think it is correct.

Make a high quality, well baffled 18" telescope that will outperform a 
poorly optimized monster telescope in all respects.

Scott


On Jan 20, 2005, at 11:46 PM, Jeremy Batterson wrote:

> Okay, so you want to build an F1 or F2 mirror four or five feet in 
> diameter, but you can't spend $25,000 on a mirror blank. So, what's 
> the alternative?
>
>
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Scott Rychnovsky
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