From: "CSC" 
To: "Atm" 
Reply-To: "CSC" 


10" is nothing to sneeze at.  With atmospheric effects to contend with
it is about optimum for critical observing of lunar/planetary objects. 
8" is my favorite size for fine optics.

Colin

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From: owner-atm{at}shore.net [mailto:owner-atm{at}shore.net]On Behalf Of Glenn
Becker
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 4:31 PM To: atm{at}shore.net
Subject: ATM update on 10"



Hi All -

After a series of tile-tool problems (which I posted about here) I'm happy
to write that I have finished with grinding and am ready to trim, cold
press and re-trim my pitch lap and begin the polishing on my 10"
mirror.

I know a 10" is probably no big whoop to anyone here -- but it's my
first and I'm, well, slightly proud to have made it this far. Maybe I've
atoned for abandoning my 6" mirror when I was sixteen-ish and the
girls (well, thinkin' about them, anyway) and theatre took over my life. :)

Thanks to everyone who helped out when I was stymied with a tool that
seemed to be coming apart ...

Best,

Glenn

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