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multi mirrored optics.
Okay, pie in the sky...
I know they have massive mirrors utilizing a multi mirrored setup. how do they do it, and is it useable to astronomy guys like us?
Are the mirrors figured differently or are they just a set of hyperbolic mirrors coming together at a common focal point?
I was thinking this while i was trying to fall asleep last night, as a test you could utilize something like 8" GSO mirrors giving you a total light capacity of 192 cm^2, to get something of that mag you would require a close on a 14" monolithic mirror.
I do understand that it wouldn't be easy to set up, and collmination might be "tricky" but if it ment you could have bigger mirrors made up of multiple small ones that could be a bit of a "journey"
3 x 10" mirrors gives 300cm^2 eqiv to a 17.3" mirror. how hard are 10" mirrors to obtain.?
Ide like to get your opinions as i could start off with small mirrors at low cost and if the project works. then i could basically ramp it upto something a bit better.
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