Re: Schmidt Corrector Plates

Mark VandeWettering (markv@tick)
Thu, 13 Jul 1995 09:24:56 -0700

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Well, today I purchased a big chunk of aluminum to actually make a vacuum pan for figuring the correctors on some small (5.7") Wright telescopes that we are hacking on at the Chabot Observatory. The total cost for the aluminum was around $15. The chunk I got is about an inch and three eighths thick, which is definitely overkill for this project. A simple twofooted sphereometer, and I think I will be ready for my first non-newtonian project.

Now, if only Bob Pfaff could finish his series of postings, I might have a clue on how to do this :)

Mark

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