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Re: ATM accuracy of centering primary mirro



>> I have centered my primary as good as possible. But I do not know if it is 
>> exactly centered. It is possible that the mirror is placed 1 millimeter or so 
>> out of center. What is the tolerance? I have a 12 inch f/6 newtonian; tube 
>> inside diameter 15.2 inch.
>> 

I'd like to pursue this a bit further.

For the same newtonian, what would be the MINIMUM inside diameter for
the same size mirror?

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