2002-2003 Stellafane Mirror Class
Session 6 held on 2003-Mar-01
by Ken Slater 2003-Mar-01
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Foucault Testing Lecture
2002-2003 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 6 held on 2003-Mar-01 Foucault Testing Lecture
Ken talks about Foucault Testing In the McGregor Observatory
Ken talks about Foucault Testing |
2002-2003 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 6 held on 2003-Mar-01 Foucault Testing Lecture
Brad listens attentively and contributed many good points
Brad listens attentively |
2002-2003 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 6 held on 2003-Mar-01 Foucault Testing Lecture
Ken with his Foucault Tester Pointing out the Dial Indicator
Ken with his Foucault Tester |
2002-2003 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 6 held on 2003-Mar-01 Foucault Testing Lecture
The Foucault Testing Lecture with 20" Telescope in Background
The Foucault Testing Lecture |
2002-2003 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 6 held on 2003-Mar-01 Foucault Testing Lecture
The Audience Listens Stellafane Library in the background
The Audience Listens |
2002-2003 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 6 held on 2003-Mar-01 Foucault Testing Lecture
Ken highlights a point
Ken highlights a point |
Working on Pitch Laps
2002-2003 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 6 held on 2003-Mar-01 Working on Pitch Laps
Kris does Lap Maintenance She is widening the channels
Kris does Lap Maintenance |
2002-2003 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 6 held on 2003-Mar-01 Working on Pitch Laps
Ken works on Glenn's Lap Carefully pressing the 10" into the Mirror
Ken works on Glenn's Lap |
2002-2003 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 6 held on 2003-Mar-01 Working on Pitch Laps
Ken channels Glenn's Lap Using a steel bar
Ken channels Glenn's Lap |
2002-2003 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 6 held on 2003-Mar-01 Working on Pitch Laps
Dave warms a lap using a heat lamp
Dave warms a lap |
2002-2003 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 6 held on 2003-Mar-01 Working on Pitch Laps
Dave channels a lap while chatting with a visitor
Dave channels a lap |
2002-2003 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 6 held on 2003-Mar-01 Working on Pitch Laps
Brian warms his lap John polishes in the background
Brian warms his lap |
2002-2003 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 6 held on 2003-Mar-01 Working on Pitch Laps
Ken works on Glenn's Lap while Glenn looks on
Ken works on Glenn's Lap |
2002-2003 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 6 held on 2003-Mar-01 Working on Pitch Laps
Junie cleans up the Lap Chipping off the new edge
Junie cleans up the Lap |
2002-2003 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 6 held on 2003-Mar-01 Working on Pitch Laps
Glenn works on his brand new lap
Glenn works on his brand new lap |
Polishing & Figuring
2002-2003 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 6 held on 2003-Mar-01 Polishing & Figuring
John is Polishing with the mirror on top
John is Polishing |
2002-2003 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 6 held on 2003-Mar-01 Polishing & Figuring
Junie explains a technique while Kris listens
Junie explains a technique |
2002-2003 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 6 held on 2003-Mar-01 Polishing & Figuring
Frank figures his 6" He has an extra thick tool
Frank figures his 6" |
2002-2003 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 6 held on 2003-Mar-01 Polishing & Figuring
John works on his mirror
John works on his mirror |
2002-2003 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 6 held on 2003-Mar-01 Polishing & Figuring
Kris polishes her mirror the weight requires less downward force
Kris polishes her mirror |
2002-2003 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 6 held on 2003-Mar-01 Polishing & Figuring
Frank concentrates on his work
Frank concentrates on his work |
Testing
2002-2003 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 6 held on 2003-Mar-01 Testing
Brad describes what he sees using Dave's Foucault tester
Brad describes what he sees |
2002-2003 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 6 held on 2003-Mar-01 Testing
Melissa adjusts the Tester She is cutting in the knife edge
Melissa adjusts the Tester |
2002-2003 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 6 held on 2003-Mar-01 Testing
Junie using the Tester
Junie using the Tester |
Winter Inconveniences
2002-2003 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 6 held on 2003-Mar-01 Winter Inconveniences
Pushing Kris' truck off the slick ice at the Jordan road turnaround
Pushing Kris' truck off the slick ice |
2002-2003 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 6 held on 2003-Mar-01 Winter Inconveniences
John got the Tractor stuck! "How can this happen to me???"
John got the Tractor stuck! |
2002-2003 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 6 held on 2003-Mar-01 Winter Inconveniences
Pulling the Tractor out usually, the tractor is doing the rescue
Pulling the Tractor out |
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