Mirror recoating?

[Talyn]

I have an 8 inch Celestron mirror which is in dire need of a recoat, it's in an appalling state with most of the coat gone off it; can anyone recommend a place to get it done?

Cheers

Talyn

[albedo0.39]

Yes - without hesitation, I would recommend Galvoptics in Basildon - more details here (as used my Patrick Moore !)

[Doc]

Do these do a hi lux coating Steve. What sort of wave is it.

[FLO]

I would recommend Galvoptics in Basildon

Me too.

[callump]

I have an 8 inch Celestron mirror

Is that an SCT or Newtonian ?

/callump

[GazOC]

Do these do a hi lux coating Steve. What sort of wave is it.

I think they just do "basic" recoating, the wave will be whatever the mirror is (hopefully!!).

[Talyn]

Is that an SCT or Newtonian ?

/callump

Newtonian.

Thanks everyone, Galvoptics it is then (when I can get the cash together!). I'll Google them for their address and prices.

I don't use the 8" much these days, partly due to the knackered mirror, but it'll be a nice back up and 'star party scope'. I was given it a few years ago, along with the Vixen GP mount it's on.

[oceanheadted]

It might be worth checking with them it's worth the outlay given the condition of the mirror. One of our members had a nasty surprise when he got his mirror back from Orion Optics after recoating.

[G4YVM]

I used them for my 16" set, but I dont think they were called that then?!?! Anyway, excellent service but they did say that the extra expense of hillux wasn't worth it.

D

[albedo0.39]

Do these do a hi lux coating Steve. What sort of wave is it.

Sorry for the delay Mick. Well, when I heard that the mirrors were being recoated for me by the previous owner, I set about investigating Galvoptics and rang them up to ask about the value of "hi-lux" or other such coatings.

Consistently, they reckoned that the difference would be hardly discernable (but they would say that wouldn't they...). Of course, any visit to the OO web site will tell a pretty compelling story to the contrary and that the differences are visible so frankly, I'm just a little confused - not by the physics, but how such a difference isn't so obvious.

However, until I learn otherwise, I'd recommend them for their extremely professional capability outside of the amatuer astronomical circles.

[G4YVM]

I've got it now...they have two names: Galvoptics and Image Optics. Same web site. I managed to find them originally as Image optics and was very pleased with their service.

David