Yes we're sure. Or at least the author of the article in S&T was sure.
-Leonard
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From: "Richard Ozer" <rozer@No-Spam>
To: "The Astronomy Connection" <sf-bay-tac@No-Spam>
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 3:12 PM
Subject: p: Re: [TAC] Scope of confusion
> That would certainly be the case if it was using an asymmetric mirror....
> are we sure this isn't done by tilting the optics (like a schiefspiegler)?
>
> (I missed the beginning of the thread... so pardon me if this was already
> mentioned)
>
> RO
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Randy Muller" <randygmuller@No-Spam>
> To: "The Astronomy Connection" <sf-bay-tac@No-Spam>
> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 2:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [TAC] Scope of confusion
>
>
>> Leonard Tramiel wrote:
>>> The scope works like an off-axis (there's that phrase again)
>>> mask except there isn't any glass where the covered mirror
>>> parts would be.
>>
>> Interesting. That sounds like a difficult (asymmetric) mirror to
>> produce.
>
Received on Mon Mar 7 16:17:01 2005