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| Labor Day weekend saw a flurry of activity at Chews Ridge as MIRA astronomers and Dr. Frank Melsheimer of DFM Engineering installed the freshly recoated secondary mirror and refurbished focusing assembly on MIRA’s research telescope. The new mirror coating should reduce scattered light and allow fainter objects to be imaged. The improved focus housing and cell assembly permit better focusing and more accurate alignment of the telescope’s optical elements. | |
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36-inch telescope, minus its secondary mirror, points due north as |
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| Dr. Bruce Weaver’s look
of concentration is mirrored in the secondary mirror as he and Dr. Frank Melsheimer adjust the mirror cell. The two men are wearing surgical rubber gloves to prevent contamination of the fresh aluminum coating on the secondary mirror. |
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