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Mirror Blank

Newtonian reflector telescope help? the primary mirror is made by grinding a glass blank, i wanna know?
whether it is possible to use a mirror which is already made into parabolic shape, the thickness of the mirror being 5 mm all the way... take a look at these two shapes :
mirror blank )| 3inch glass grinded and slivered on the flat side
my mirror ) 5 mm thick coated on the side which has the bulge to reflect light on the other side...also is there a way of testing the parabolic shape before silvering the mirror? will heat expansion and contraction affect the mirror i am considering? i ve a mirror which only needs to be coated plz help?
A mirror silvered on the flat side won't work in a Newtonian telescope. You'll get ghost images and chromatic aberration. Also 5 mm is way too thin for a telescope mirror; a 3" mirror needs to be 12 or 13 mm thick to provide adequate support for the reflecting surface. If this is a mirror you've found somewhere (and it sounds like it) it's very unlikely that it has a parabolic surface or that it's figured carefully enough to function in a telescope. It is possible to test its figure using the Foucault knife-edge test, which you can find in any book on mirror making. But I very much doubt that this mirror will provide a satisfactory image in a telescope. Telescopes really need extremely precisely ground, polished, and figured mirrors specifically made for the purpose.
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Casting Telescope Mirror Blank
Ever time I look in the mirror, I _________________ ( fill in the blank )?
thank God for eyes to see. Even though the reflection looking back at me is far less than perfect. I am blessed to be here. So I try not to complain about simple physical imperfections and just thank him for the simple things (eyes to see ears to hear and just having life itself.)


















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