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Old January 21st 06, 04:20 PM
nytecam[_1_] nytecam[_1_] is offline
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Originally Posted by stone
I suggest making a reflector optical telescope with a diameter of 100 yards or more. Instead of using a highly polished mirror, which is very expensive even for a small one, I suggest using the reflective surface of good quality aluminum foil for the concave mirror to gather very much light and focus it to the focal point of the telescope. The aluminum foil can be glued to the
surface of a plastic concave surface....
Talk about lateral thinking ! Try my Mylar-mirrors-of-old in S&T might get you several 'waves' nearer as http://home.freeuk.com/m.gavin/flux.htm

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