Thread: Vixen 2x Barlow
View Single Post
  #18  
Old 24-01-2006, 08:59 PM
janoskiss's Avatar
janoskiss (Steve H)
Registered User

janoskiss is offline
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Sale, VIC
Posts: 6,033
Good choice for the collimating tool, and you are right about pyrex mirrors being quicker to reach usable temperatures. They do not cool faster but they deform less for a given temperature gradient, so they do not need to get as close to equilibrium as ordinary glass.
Reply With Quote