13 Aug
2007
13 Aug
'07
8:35 a.m.
As part of an ongoing project to minimize cone error in a GEM mount, for my 10" Newt I have things isolated down to mirror flop. You follow the flop rotating the scope from east to west RA and a Zhumell laser collimator. Does anyone have any recommendations on how to temporarily but safely suppress mirror flop in a 10" Orion Newt? I'm assume that the cell simply needs to be removed and the clasps holding the mirror in place tightened. On the otherhand, I understand that the free-flop movement is there to prevent stresses from building up in the mirror. - Kurt _______________________________________________ Sent via CSolutions - http://www.csolutions.net