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Old 05-02-2007, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by ausastronomer
There are a lot more things to affect optical performance in such a scope, than worrying about what substrate a 10" mass produced mirror is made out of.
I'd agree with this, regardless of the other technical data in this thread. Great advice right there.

In practise, in 95% or more of your observing time, you wouldn't know or care what substrate the mirror is made of.
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