I attended Fred’s ‘Telescope’ talk at Macquarie Uni recently (see obscurely-titled thread below) and it’s a ripper. Past, present and future professional ground- and space-based telescope designs are covered in a very amusing and informative presentation … don’t miss it!
“Andrew Barclay: a great locomotive engineer ... but forget the optics!”
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ad.php?t=23099