Thread: 1/6 or 1/8 wave
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Old January 12th 07, 02:02 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
RMOLLISE
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Default 1/6 or 1/8 wave

Hi:

1. That's his opinon.

and

2, The Deluxe scopes didn't _use_ Pyrex.

;-)

Uncle Rod.



wrote:
Paul Jones of Star Instruments states unequivocally on his web site
that Pyrex mirrors will hold no better than 1/4 wave because of
"expansion issues".

Sounds like false advertising to me. Lets sue em!

And even if you had 1/8 wave at the mirror surface, you would have far
less at the eyepiece, right??