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Old 01-05-2006, 03:02 PM
tornado33
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Im back, with one lovely looking mirror, now in the scope and awaiting the first suitable night.
Hehehehe yes Id protect the morror with my life lol.
Wow, Issac of http://www.opticalcomponents.com.au/
is a fantastic person to deal with. I asked him how he does the overcoat, he said he doesnt just evaporate it on, rather he uses an E-Gun (Electron gun) to power on the coating, makign a much tougher overcoat. He said his chamber aquires a very good vacuum too, I think he mentioned 1x10-6 torr whish is a high vacuum according to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum
scroll down to Quality.

Heres a shot of the mirror in its cell just prior to going back in the scope. Theres a few motes of dust that landed on it while I was handling it, they blow away easy enough. The coating is absoloutely perfect in every way, I had a very close look. I thoroughly recommend them for coatings.
Scott
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