From: "James Lerch" 
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Reply-To: "James Lerch" 


Greetings All,



Previous attempts at quantifying Robo-Foucault's degree of accuracy have
been unsuccessful.  It is at this point that I shall implement a
"Fresh Start", no longer commenting on previous efforts.



Towards this goal I'd like input from the list on the following plan of action.



#1 I'm going to scrounge together four mirrors from 6" - 16" in
diameter, over
a
range of F-ratios from F/4.5 to F/8.



#2 I'm going to test these 4 mirrors across 3 diameters using Robo-Foucault



#3 I'm going to submit the test results to an independent 3rd party for
concealment until all test results have been received. (Any volunteers???)



#4 I'm going to ship the 4 mirrors out for interferometric testing at my own
expense (Any recommendations or suggestions on who may be interested and capable
of doing this?)



#5 The interferometer results will be sent directly to our independent 3rd
party.



#6 Our 3rd party will summarize the results and present the details to the list
for discussion.



The purpose of this exercise is to quickly, accurately, and publicly
quantify Robo-Foucault capabilities.



Does my plan of action seem reasonable?



Take Care,

James Lerch

http://lerch.no-ip.com/atm (My telescope construction, testing, and coating site)

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