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gary
27-10-2014, 04:47 PM
In a press release made on October 22nd 2014, NASA will test later this year onboard the ISS a new a compact solar coronagraph (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronagraph)
design that utilizes a light baffle made of a super-black carbon nanotube coating.



Article here :-
http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/nasa-ultra-black-nano-coating-to-be-applied-to-3-d-new-solar-coronagraph/index.html#.VEkyLtauigQ

xelasnave
27-10-2014, 05:11 PM
I am fanatical about stray light.
Each of my scopes(except the 12 inch) have baffeld extension tubes 2.5 feet long..hubble has similar.
Like a long dew tube with baffles.
I would like some blacker paint.