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Tom S.
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Reged: 02/16/07
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I'm overhauling my vintage late 1970's homebuilt 6" f/8 Newtonian. I want to squeeze maximum performance out of it. I just had the mirrors recoated, and bought a 13mm Nagler.
Now I want to optimize the positioning of the existing optical elements (where, exactly, to drill the holes for the mirror cell, secondary holder, and focuser?) I want everything to be in optimal geometric relationship.
If you know of any good books that cover this subject, or useful websites, please let me know! Should I get a copy of Berry or Texereau?
I looked around on the web, and found, among other things Newtonian Telescope Design Planner but this doesn't quite answer my questions (or I just don't quite understand it).
Finally, I'm interested in possibly eliminating the metal clips that hold the main mirror in the cell, and simply using glue instead; if you have an opinion on this, I'd like to know!
Thanks
P.S. I'm also interested in opinions on baffling, flocking and masking
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AstroRealtor
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Reged: 03/26/08
Posts: 538
Loc: Terra Firma
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The Newtonian Design planner you've found is excellent and it is in part what I used to successfully locate my mirror cell, focuser, and secondary. I also read extensivey about the subject in Berry's and Texereau's books. As far as the mirror cell goes, you are wise to avoid mirror clips. The mirror cell design I used is similar to This
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