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Re: flat mirror tests
      07/01/09 02:53 PM Attachment (23 downloads)

Don't let the light shine directly down onto the water surface, Bounce it off a white ceiling first, and keep the pan out of the direct glare. See if that makes a difference. (?) A pic of the situation with 2 flats, and compact flourescent:(I know not exactly the same, but you can see the bands are starkly visible this way. Light shining directly on the flats is very poor. perhaps this will enhance the water test to be viewed better)

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* flat mirror tests greenglass 06/30/09 06:35 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests DAVIDG   06/30/09 06:47 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Gordon Rayner   06/30/09 09:05 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Gordon Rayner   07/03/09 08:27 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Mark Harry   07/01/09 06:42 AM
. * Re: flat mirror tests greenglass   07/01/09 02:22 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Ed Jones   07/01/09 05:09 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests greenglass   07/01/09 07:46 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests greenglass   07/01/09 08:11 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Ed Jones   07/01/09 10:48 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Ed Jones   07/01/09 11:02 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests greenglass   07/02/09 12:40 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Ed Jones   07/02/09 12:51 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests greenglass   07/02/09 01:07 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Ed Jones   07/02/09 03:38 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests greenglass   07/02/09 04:23 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Ed Jones   07/02/09 06:30 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests greenglass   07/02/09 08:09 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Ed Jones   07/02/09 09:41 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Mark Harry   07/03/09 07:00 AM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Dick Parker   07/03/09 10:46 AM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Ed Jones   07/03/09 11:32 AM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Ed Jones   07/03/09 11:58 AM
. * Re: flat mirror tests DAVIDG   07/03/09 01:23 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Ed Jones   07/03/09 03:27 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests DAVIDG   07/03/09 05:00 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests greenglass   07/04/09 06:42 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests DAVIDG   07/04/09 11:51 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Ed Jones   07/05/09 11:12 AM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Gordon Rayner   07/05/09 07:56 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Dick Parker   07/05/09 08:48 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Mark Harry   07/06/09 06:46 AM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Ed Jones   07/06/09 09:42 AM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Coletti   07/06/09 08:55 AM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Dick Parker   07/06/09 11:03 AM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Coletti   07/07/09 08:07 AM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Dick Parker   07/06/09 11:26 AM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Ed Jones   07/06/09 01:13 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Gordon Rayner   07/06/09 05:41 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Ed Jones   07/06/09 08:06 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Mark Harry   07/07/09 07:44 AM
. * Re: flat mirror tests refractory   07/06/09 11:57 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Ed Jones   07/07/09 08:45 AM
. * Re: flat mirror tests greenglass   07/08/09 04:24 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests greenglass   07/09/09 03:31 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests greenglass   07/09/09 03:32 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests greenglass   07/11/09 01:13 AM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Ed Jones   07/11/09 01:44 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests greenglass   07/11/09 08:56 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests kfrederick   07/24/09 06:58 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests greenglass   08/21/09 12:59 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Ed Jones   08/22/09 08:50 AM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Ed Jones   07/09/09 05:26 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Ed Jones   07/08/09 05:29 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Gordon Rayner   07/08/09 07:02 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Ed Jones   07/08/09 07:31 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests greenglass   07/08/09 06:31 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests greenglass   07/04/09 06:44 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Ed Jones   07/04/09 10:06 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Ed Jones   07/03/09 06:43 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests tim53   07/03/09 11:55 AM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Ed Jones   07/03/09 10:15 AM
. * Re: flat mirror tests DAVIDG   07/03/09 10:54 AM
. * Re: flat mirror tests DAVIDG   07/02/09 01:46 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Mark Harry   07/02/09 01:39 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Dick Parker   07/01/09 02:36 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Mark Harry   07/01/09 02:53 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests Dick Parker   07/01/09 04:07 PM
. * Re: flat mirror tests DAVIDG   07/01/09 05:05 PM

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