Allen Thomson ) wrote:

: Anybody know what mirror the story is talking about? The actual Hubble
: primary is considerably bigger.

96 in. I believe for HST mirror.

: +++++++++++++

: http://www.unm.edu/~market/cgi-bin/archives/001283.html

: June 21, 2006
: UNM astronomers search for precision with new ground-based telescope
: New telescope to provide distinct record of universe

: Astronomers at the University of New Mexico are developing an exciting
: new telescope with capabilities that are unrivaled in astronomy
: circles. The CCD/Transit Instrument with Innovative Instrumentation, or
: CTI-II, is a special-purpose telescope where accuracy and precision are
: the key components allowing for unprecedented research opportunities.

: [snip]

: The telescope, under computer control, uses a prototype mirror six feet
: in diameter that was originally designed for the Hubble Space
: Telescope.


Again, they ended up with a 96 in. mirror instead.