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Old 04-05-2007, 06:52 PM
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Gary.

I have read it on a number of sites that carbon fibre, while very stable thermally, also contracts and expands slower than aluminium.

As a result, it takes longer to come to equilibrium.

Whether that's more of a problem than the primary mirror doing the same thing, I have no idea?
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