Re: [ATM] smoothing f12 5" mirror

[Steve Beccue <lsteve@beccue.com>]

Hi,

When you say, "from my eye", are you referring to through the Foucault 
test?   I would always take my eyeball over a camera on the foucault; it 
seems so much more sensitive.

Some cameras will have a grainy, noisy result in very low light 
conditions.

Steve Beccue
steve@beccue.com

On Sun, 11 Mar 2007, Gil McFarlane wrote:

> well I have a sphere but am trying to get the thing smoother - my understanding is to:
>    
>   1.  use slow, smooth normal strokes.
>    
>   2.  do not stop moving - figure 8s may be helpful.
>    
>   3.  frequent cold pressing.
>    
>   4.  thin polish (white cerium ox. is OK)
>    
>   - now from my eye - it looks pretty smooth but when looking at picture from my digital camera - looks like a wet slightly bumpy surface.
>    
>   Anyway - am I wrong on any of the above - any other advice?
>    
>   Thanks,
>   Gil
>    
> 
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