charles genovese
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whole scope on a temporary wooden pier
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charles genovese
sage
Reged: 02/04/06
Loc: Madisonville Louisiana
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Re: Cave Mirror Registry
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Regarding Tom's signature, he signed my catalogue while we were all staying at Tom Dobbins' home about 1995.
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PiSigma
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Re: Cave Mirror Registry
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#4537264 - 04/22/11 06:29 PM
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That's excellent Charles! Finally, a 16" to add to the list and a bona fide Tom Cave signature. Thank you!
One digit on that serial number is hard to make out - is it M750547 or 647. That third digit from the end looks like a 5 they tried to turn into a 6.
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charles genovese
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Re: Cave Mirror Registry
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#4537291 - 04/22/11 06:42 PM
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Jon- That was my guess also- a 5 turned into a 6. Sure is a monster- 3 1/2" thick and 55#!
Edited by charles genovese (04/22/11 06:43 PM)
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L. Regira
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Reged: 07/10/05
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#4537305 - 04/22/11 06:46 PM
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I happened to find a link to the gettogether where you met Tom Cave in 1997.
http://www.alpo-astronomy.org/jbeish/Meetings.htm
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charles genovese
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Reged: 02/04/06
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#4537361 - 04/22/11 07:11 PM
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Yep! Great get together!
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PiSigma
Carpal Tunnel
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Jon- That was my guess also- a 5 turned into a 6. Sure is a monster- 3 1/2" thick and 55#!
Actually, I now think it is supposed to be a 5. The next one I have in the registry is M750586 which is dated May 29, 1975. Since yours is dated May 16, 1975 it should be a lower number. M750647 wouldn't work as that would put it after M750586 but with an earlier date.
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JLW
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Reged: 04/16/11
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A follow up on my post on the 16th in re CAve:
I will attempt to post a couple photos of my 6" f4.. Not sure how to do this, so...
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JLW
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Reged: 04/16/11
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Another shot:
Edited by JLW (04/24/11 08:04 PM)
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JLW
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Reged: 04/16/11
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The Cave name...again. I don't know where the first try went ?
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JLW
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The last.. The cave label is to the left of the eyepiece.
When I get the courage and time I will pull the mirror and look for any marking on the edge.
Edited by JLW (04/24/11 08:21 PM)
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eisenge
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Jon, please add my 6" f8 Cave mirror to the registry. I ordered it as a loose mirror in 1969.
Geoff
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PiSigma
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 10/14/09
Loc: North Carolina
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#4544089 - 04/25/11 09:23 PM
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Thanks Geoff and welcome to Cloudy Nights.
That is interesting that you ordered that mirror new as a loose mirror. One of my theories was that the serialized mirrors only came in complete scopes. I guess that blows that theory.
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PiSigma
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 10/14/09
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Re: Cave Mirror Registry
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#4544118 - 04/25/11 09:39 PM
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Thanks for the pictures Jack. I think the pencil "Cave" on the back of your mirror was added by someone to help identify which scope it was out of. Perhaps someone had several mirrors of the same size and wanted to note which one was for the Cave. Or maybe a recoater did it.
It would be interesting to see if there is any engraving on the edge.
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gelkin
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Reged: 09/22/10
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Jon, please add my 6" f8 Cave mirror to the registry. I ordered it as a loose mirror in 1969.
Geoff
That's excellent lighting of your mirror engraving. 
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JLW
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Jon,
Please feel free to remove those photos to free up space. Now that you've seen them, there is little value in keeping them. (I'm getting more curious about the edge of my mirror ! )
Jack
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eisenge
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Jon, please add my 6" f8 Cave mirror to the registry. I ordered it as a loose mirror in 1969.
Geoff
That's excellent lighting of your mirror engraving.
I placed the mirror on a glass table and illuminated it from underneath. This appears to help with contrast and reduces reflections off the edge.
Geoff
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eisenge
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Thanks Geoff and welcome to Cloudy Nights.
That is interesting that you ordered that mirror new as a loose mirror. One of my theories was that the serialized mirrors only came in complete scopes. I guess that blows that theory.
Your theory may still hold. It's possible that my mirror was intended for a complete scope or OTA, but was sent to me to fill the order in a reasonable amount of time. I do recall having to wait a couple months for it to arrive.
Geoff
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Da Bear
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Reged: 11/21/06
Loc: Kali-Forn-Ya
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My six inch Cave mirror was out today so here is the info:
Block Letters - gold Panco sticker still attached.
Cave Optical Co.
M-76-1435 - f/6 - 34 3/4" FL. - Feb - 13 - 1976
It still has traces of the polishing rouge on the sides. Original coating is in wonderful condition, except where the cork on the clips touched the mirror face.
This is one of the mirrors for a custom ordered scope. A Cave 6" reflector piggybacks on top of a Cave 10" refector using a non- rotating pair of rings. I'm the second owner.
Da Bear
Lee DeCovnick
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Datapanic
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 10/17/09
Loc: Tucson, Arizona
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Thanks Geoff and welcome to Cloudy Nights.
That is interesting that you ordered that mirror new as a loose mirror. One of my theories was that the serialized mirrors only came in complete scopes. I guess that blows that theory.
What about all those thousands of Cave mirrors that were sold separately? Were they unmarked? Where are they? Who has one?
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