2010-11 Stellafane Mirror Class
Session 5 held on 2011-Feb-05

Threat of Icy Roads

There was a threat of icy roads Saturday evening, and that kept attendance low this session (in fact, the club meeting that evening did not occur due to the weather). So a small group of students and instructors had a quite but productive day.

A Small Class at Fletcher House

Jay Drew, mirror class leader for five years, retired from that position and handed the leadership (and the clipboard) over to Ray Morits, who I am sure will do as good a job as Jay did. Here are a few photos from the small class held this day.

2010-11 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 5 held on 2011-Feb-05 A Small Class at Fletcher House Outgoing mirror class leader Jay Drew has already assumed other duties as Ray Morits show off the official mirror class leader's clipboard, now all his!	2010-11 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 5 held on 2011-Feb-05 A Small Class at Fletcher House Jay received a gold clipboard, much more useful than a gold watch, as a retirement gift. Paul seems unimpressed and focuses on grinding.	2010-11 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 5 held on 2011-Feb-05 A Small Class at Fletcher House Jay points out strokes to Michael who is figuring his mirror and just had it tested.
2010-11 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 5 held on 2011-Feb-05 A Small Class at Fletcher House Here is a Ronchigram of Michael's mirror, inside focus. IOU = Inside focus, hooking Out, turned Up edge. There is also a divot in the center.	2010-11 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 5 held on 2011-Feb-05 A Small Class at Fletcher House Jay demonstrates the needed stroke to fix the turned up edge to Michael.	2010-11 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 5 held on 2011-Feb-05 A Small Class at Fletcher House Rick is more than halfway polished out as he applies CeO to his mirror.
2010-11 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 5 held on 2011-Feb-05 A Small Class at Fletcher House Fran is working on his large 12 inch mirror, with Michael working in the background.	2010-11 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 5 held on 2011-Feb-05 A Small Class at Fletcher House Paul is working on a 6 inch using #120 grit.	2010-11 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 5 held on 2011-Feb-05 A Small Class at Fletcher House Liz started an 8 inch f/10 today, her second mirror.
2010-11 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 5 held on 2011-Feb-05 A Small Class at Fletcher House Ken gave a talk about the Foucault Test to the assembled students. Ray is working on calibrating his sphereometer in the foreground.	2010-11 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 5 held on 2011-Feb-05 A Small Class at Fletcher House Jay brought along this Bath Interferometer - it needs a new laser tube.	2010-11 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 5 held on 2011-Feb-05 A Small Class at Fletcher House Ray is measuring ball feet distances so he can calculate his sphereometer constant.