[ATM] 8 inch mirror

[Adam Krause <krausea34@yahoo.com>]

To all:
I have finally finished my 8" f/6.26 mirror.  It has taken about a year.  It came back from the coaters this last Tuesday and looks good.  It has been a long journey with lots of learning along the way.  Thank you everyone for your help while I worked on this mirror.  You have helped me to:
* Know to go back to grinding instead of trying to polish out the original scratches that came with the mirror.
* Figure out that my bevel was the cause of new scratches and what to do about it.
* Shown me different grinding and polishing strokes.
* Know how to get the cerium oxide off the bevel of the mirror.
And even when I didn't ask for help, your archives and personal web pages were and are great sources of guidance.  Now for the next step- building the telescope around it.  It will be specially designed for astrophotography.
Thank you to everyone for your help in this mirror making adventure.
-Adam Krause


      
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