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Old February 23rd 05, 06:44 AM
Keith Harwood
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Henry Spencer wrote:

In article ,
apparently there are practical advantages in having a
single filled aperture rather than a wide scattering of smaller mirrors.


I suspect that apodisation is very much easier with the filled aperture.

 




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