[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index]
Re: [ATM] light weight mirrors
I know of one company offering this type of blanks, curve generated or
as completed mirrors: Hubble Optics (http://www.hubble-optics.com).
They also have an eBay store (http://stores.ebay.com/hubbleoptics).
Cheers,
Olivier
On 11/11/07, horace r davis <hrd9@juno.com> wrote:
> I am looking for people that would like to share information on
> developing new low cost large light weight mirrors
> My idea is 1 inch front thickness for 20 inch dia with a ribs 2 inch
> high but must line up with flotation cell. 1.25 inch thick for 24 inch
> dia with a ribs 2.5 inch high and 1.5 inch thick for 32 inch dia with a
> ribs 3 inch high. It looks like the glass will need to be fused to the
> ribs from the information I have got from the ATM sits. The cost of
> mirrors and weight of telescopes is hampering the number of large scopes
> in the ATM world we can change that.
> _______________________________________________
> ATM mailing list http://www.atmlist.net/
>
_______________________________________________
ATM mailing list http://www.atmlist.net/