Mirrors acquired
A mate has today collected my mirrors from the seller in the North East. They were advertised a couple of weeks ago on preloved.co.uk and I have paid £100 for two 8" primaries, one mirror cell and two secondaries. The primaries are approx f/7.5 and full thickness and the secondaries measure approx 43mm and 47mm along the minor axis. I have been told that the secondaries definitely need re-coated and that one of them has been permanently fixed to its mount. The primaries may be usable until such times as they too are re-coated.
I believe these to be a working set and a spare set used in a Charles Frank reflector which had been installed in a gentleman's garden in Stockton for a number of years before changing hands, being subsequently damaged and the mirrors salvaged. All the parts I have bought have been stored on top of a wardrobe for the last 4 or 5 years. No other parts from the original telescope remain.
I hope to receive these myself in the next week or two.
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