Who makes the Starfinder mirrors?

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Does anyone know who makes the mirrors for the Meade Starfinder line? Are they ground in-house or made by another company? I have a 12.5 f/4.8 that was made 3/11/99. It looks like there are initials "J.L." and "G.P." in marker on the bottom.

Thanks,

Tim H.

According to Meade's website, they do:
"All Starfinder models, both Equatorial and Dobsonian, include a superb, hand-figured parabolic primary mirror manufactured of low-expansion, fine-annealed Pyrex® glass at the Meade Irvine, Calif., factory. Every mirror meets the theoretical limit of resolution for its aperture, and is matched with an elliptical flat secondary mirror of appropriate minor axis. Mirrors included with Equatorial and Dobsonian models are identical in optical quality, performance, and specifications."

Thanks for the replies. I am doing exactly what you mentioned. I am building a truss structure around the optics, using a Moonlite CR1 focuser and a combination UO cell (top part) with homemade aluminum tailgate. Before I gutted the scope, I had the opportunity to view a little with great results.

Clear skies,

Tim Hornbeck