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Autocollimation Testing 8" F/2.6 Astrograph using Zygo Interferometer May 2005

Autocollimation Testing 8" F/2.6 Astrograph using Zygo Interferometer May 2005
 

Aspheric Correction of Objective Null May 2005

Aspheric Correction of Objective Null for OC2226 8" F/2.6 May 2005

 

Polishing Objective Null OC2226 8" F/2.6 May 2005

Polishing Objective Null OC2226 8" F/2.6

May 2005

 

Grinding of Objective Null OC2226 8"F/2.6

Grinding of Objective Null OC2226 8"F/2.6

April 2005
 

Polishing 10" Secondary Mirror OC2226 8" F/2.6

Polishing 10" Conical Back Secondary Mirror

OC2226 8" F/2.6 Astrograph March 2005
 

Conical Secondary Mirror OC2226 8" F/2.6

10" Conical Back Secondary Mirror OC2226 8" F/2.6 Astrograph February 2005

 

Objective Lens Element Grinding 8" F/2.6 OC2226

Objective Lens Grinding 8.5" BK-7 for 8" F/2.6 January 2005

 

Polishing 10" Conical Primary OC2226

Polishing 10" Primary Mirror for 8" F/2.6 Astrograph January 2005

 

Fine Grinding 10" OC2226 Primary Mirror

Fine Grinding OC2226 10" Conical Back Primary

 

Conical Primary Grinding OC2226 Dec 2004

Asti-Removal Conical Back Primary 10" diameter December 2004

 

OC2226 Field Lens Correction

Hand Correction of a Field Lens OC2226 8" F/2.6 December 2004

 

Star Testing 3" F/4 NC124

Star Testing NC124 August 2004

 

Lens Testing using Stevick-Paul Telescope

Lens Testing using Strvic-Paul Telescope

 

Polishing a 12" Primary mirror

Completed 6Y Polishing a 12" Primary Mirror May 2004

 

Painting the 6Y

Some Masking and A Lot of Paint March 2004

 

Cleaning the Drive Box

Cleaning Years of Caked on Polishing Compound

 

A Little TLC

Disassembly and Cleaning of the 6Y Polishing Machine

 

6y as Delivered Feb 2004

Tired Old 6Y Polishing Machine February 2004

 


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