--- diveboss@xmission.com wrote:
The mirror I was thinking of was more on the lines of a 24" Henway. ;) What's a Zambuto?
Isn't it that thing that smooths the ice at a hockey game? ;) Seriously, he is a mirror maker of high reputation who charges accordingly. I think Steve will agree that the mirror doesn't care whose name is on the label, as long as the figure is diffraction-limited. I'm not sure if he is still living, but the greatest craftsman of the ("mass-produced") optical fabricator's art whom I am aware of was Alika Herring. He worked for Tom Cave for a while before setting up his own shop. His mirrors, figured by hand and eye in a pre-interferometric day, still test absurdly, unbelieveably well- better than contemporary makers can consistently match. He was hired by the government to scout-out observatory sites and used his own personal 12.5" mirror for the site survey work. Without looking it up, (as a matter of expediency), I'm thinking he was responsible for recommending the Mauna Kea site. C. __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Stay in touch with email, IM, photo sharing and more. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/stayintouch.html