Dennis,

Thanks. I do have a scope on order. I couldn't resist asking about the
homemade mirror. Definitely fascinating that one can actually make a
usable spherical or parabolic mirror.

I'm reading this link on foucault testing now.
http://www.jlc.net/~force5/Astro/ATM...ultTester.html

I hope to meet some astronomers in my area with similar interest.

Errol
NOLA