From: hermit 
To: "Jerry B. Hillman" 
CC: atm{at}shore.net
Reply-To: hermit 


"Jerry B. Hillman" wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> I had nice clear skies last night.  The boiling image I mentioned in my
> previous post was absent.  I modified my mirror cell sling and the
> triangular image dissappeared.  Outside of focus the image was round only in
> my imagination. Inside of focus the image was irregular and fuzzy. In focus
> the image was a irregular blob with no true form.  This was done at the
> maximum mag I can get to with a 3.6 mm eyepiece.
> Obviously, this mirror is junk,

The star test is telling, but it also takes time to learn.

> I tried the wire test tonight.  Two passes produced readings that were so
> widely divergent that it renders the test useless to me.
> And since someone will ask - no, there is no one within 600 miles that is
> willing or able to help me.

Well, I did offer help from Ohio.  Not my fault you thought the drive was a
'tad' long.  ;-)  Maybe it is to the point you do need a second opinion. 
Would you be willing to ship this mirror to some one?


> Dave Harbour tries to help me over the phone, but what I need is someone
> standing beside me.

The goal is a good mirror.  We know you have the capacity to be highly
critical of your work.  This is good.  But what if your figuring ablilites
are better than your testing abilities?

>  I have belonged to an Astronomy club for over a year.
> The  guys there that have done a mirror are to busy with thier CCD cameras
> to help.

Wow.  Around here, us mirror makers stick together like glue!

> Sorry for the negative air of this post. I am totally disgusted and
> discouraged. If I can't properly test it, then I might as well throw it
> against the nearest brick wall, haul the mount out to the trash and forget
> this.

Deep breath. Step back.  Accept help. ;-)

Ken

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