Thanks for the info on the thickness of Meade's 16" parabolic primary mirrors. Now I need to know the weight, if anybody happens to have that info. Thanks!
Meade 16" Mirror Weight
Started by stuper1, 04/05/2007 03:59PM
Posted 04/05/2007 03:59PM
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Posted 04/05/2007 06:07PM
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Well, I don't have a Meade mirror. But I do have a 16" Orion mirror. It's about 1.6" thick, f/4.5, and Pyrex. It actually measures slightly larger than 16" in diameter, like 16.125" to 16.25", if I remember correctly.
The weight is 26.5 lbs.
Hope this helps. I don't know how accurate you need to be. If you're building a scope, you don't need to be as picky about the weights on the bottom of the scope as you do on the upper end.
The weight is 26.5 lbs.
Hope this helps. I don't know how accurate you need to be. If you're building a scope, you don't need to be as picky about the weights on the bottom of the scope as you do on the upper end.
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