Alastair Rae Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 It's not just amateurs that get aperture fever.World’s Most Advanced Mirror for Giant Telescope Completed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whooshbang Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Oh dear! We are gonna get cloud now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photosbykev Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 That's gonna take a lot of Baader wonder fluid to keep clean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesF Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 The appear to have mixed up the images with report on the the largest ever crumpet world record attempt.James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkSteele Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 And incredibly, that is only the first of 7 mirror segments! Nice to see this one being constructed as I mentioned it in my dissertation many, many years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganymede12 Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 And I thought I had Aperture fever when I bought an 8"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesF Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 8" is just where you start to understand how bad aperture fever can get James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisThePuma Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 doesn't look very shiny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alastair Rae Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 doesn't look very shinyThat's because the pic is of the vents on the back. When they put it together it'll look like this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E621Keith Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Oh dear! We are gonna get cloud now!We already had half a year of cloud and rain. Now we know what caused it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashtestdummy Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 How much extra for hilux coatings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffteeth Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 i dont want to collimate it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VigdisVZ Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 The scary part is that the E-ELT is going to make Giant Magellan Telescope look small... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bingevader Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 WARNING!! Never point the telescope directly at or near the sun at any time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E621Keith Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 WARNING!! Never point the telescope directly at or near the sun at any time....Surely it's 'WARNING!! Never point the telescope directly at or near the Moon at any time....' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rihard Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 It's not just amateurs that get aperture fever.World’s Most Advanced Mirror for Giant Telescope CompletedAnd I was complaining about the size/portability of my 200P :grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cath Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 It's not just amateurs that get aperture fever.Looks like it might just fit in the back garden OK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie c Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Not exactly a grab & go is it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Would a CPC mount take it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveS Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Looks like it might just fit in the back garden OKLooks like my back garden might just fit in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doshy Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 That's never gonna fit in the back of the motor, probably just for a permanent install I guess........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan potts Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 I hope the buy Televue eyepieces having spent that much on the mirror.Alan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueAstra Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 He's left a fingerprint on it now, so the whole mirror will have to be cleaned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matsenator Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 i wonder how big the collimating screws would be... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sologuitarist61 Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 That is never 25m - is that just the secondary mirror? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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