Re: The Death of ATM?

Bob Madden (madden@netcom.com)
Wed, 29 Mar 1995 21:19:46 -0800 (PST)

Awh, com'on folks. I mentioned about Cliff. Lets step off'a his grave and get back to atm and not lament about it's demise. Can someone telll me if they have made their own eyepieces or do they just purchase them? I was reading a atm book in the library, ahem, the one in the bedroom (doesn't everybody do that?) and saw some sketches on eyepieces. Now everyone is making big mirrors and bragging about it (I would too), but what about small stuff too. Can some one tell me how they go about making the glass for eyepieces? As most of you know a great mirror can be ruined bu a poor eyepiece. I have seen that happen on the 36-inch at Lick. It was a terrible viev of Saturn!

Bob

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