largest telescope mirror gets moved

xoxoxoBruce · 11-09-2003, 09:34 AM

The 24" reflected back to the 12" which reflected back to the camera that was mounted in a hole in the center of the 24".
The camera was a Nikon 35mm that had been much modified and stepping motorized. The mirrors were gold plated because the camera used infrared film and as with all first surface mirrors the surface had to be protected.
The carpenter was nailing up wooden crates to ship all the pieces to New Mexico for flight. He finished one crate and went to throw the hammer up on top of the 24" mirror crate when he realized the top was off the crate. He couldn't stop the throw but managed to deflect it so that it barely missed the mirror crate. Whew! As I recall the 24" was 100k 1964 dollars.

11-09-2003, 09:34 AM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The 24" reflected back to the 12" which reflected back to the camera that was mounted in a hole in the center of the 24". The camera was a Nikon 35mm that had been much modified and stepping motorized. The mirrors were gold plated because the camera used infrared film and as with all first surface mirrors the surface had to be protected. The carpenter was nailing up wooden crates to ship all the pieces to New Mexico for flight. He finished one crate and went to throw the hammer up on top of the 24" mirror crate when he realized the top was off the crate. He couldn't stop the throw but managed to deflect it so that it barely missed the mirror crate. Whew! As I recall the 24" was 100k 1964 dollars. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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