Re: [ATM] What would this piece of glass be worth?

[Guy Brandenburg <gfbrandenburg@yahoo.com>]

If the actual Hubble mirror is anything like the
backup mirror in the Smithsonian's air + space museum,
then it is NOT solid at all. It is mostly air. It has
a front, nicely polished + figured, not too many
little kiddy fingerprints, and a back, and a layer
around the outside of the more-or-less cylindrical
shape, and a layer around the Cassegrain hole; and
in-between all of this there is a sort of a waffle
system. All fo the components seem to be maybe 1.5 cm
thick. I think the entire thing coulc not weigh much
more than 200-300 pounds.

Guy

--- Ken Hunter <atm_ken_hunter@yahoo.com> wrote:

> If it was made by the Hubble manufacturer, the value
> of the mirror is probably fairly low when you factor
> in the Shuttle Repair Mission needed to correct it. 
> 
> ;0)
> 
> Ken HUnter
> 
> 
> --- Joe Campbell <joe@esper.com> wrote:
> 
> > I know someone who may have a 1 meter, full
> > thickness mirror for sale soon. 
> > Yes, 1 meter in diameter. It was made by the same
> > company that made the 
> > mirror for Hubble. I'm not sure of the focal
> length,
> > but it is very short. 
> > It was part of some lab equipment. What would it
> be
> > worth?
> > 
> >   Never be afraid to try something new. Remember
> > that a lone amateur built 
> > the Ark. A large group of professionals built the
> > Titanic.
> > 
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