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TELESCOPE MIRROR CELL - Webster Telescopes

    http://www.webstertelescopes.com/mirror_cell.htm
    MIRROR CELL: One of the most critical parts of a telescope is the mirror cell. Whether the mirror is flat on its back when the scope is pointed at zenith, or almost vertical when pointed at the horizon, the mirror cell has to support the mirror perfectly. Even the slightest deviation and the image at the eyepiece suffers greatly. Computers have been designing mirror support systems as long as there have been …

Lockwood Custom Optics - Mirror Support

    http://www.loptics.com/articles/mirrorsupport/mirrorsupport.html
    Primary mirror edge support The most neglected and least understood part of a mirror cell is the edge support, the part that keeps the mirror from sliding out of the cell when the telescope is pointed anywhere other than straight up.

A Simple Double-Plate Mirror Cell for Your Reflector ...

    https://garyseronik.com/a-simple-double-plate-mirror-cell-for-your-reflector/
    All that remains is to install the mirror and cell in the telescope tube and collimate the optics. Simply drill four holes that match the locations of the corresponding screw holes in the mirror plate and drive wood screws through the tube and into the cell.

MIRROR CELLS - Webster Telescopes

    http://webstertelescopes.com/atm_mirror_cell.htm
    MIRROR CELLS. The most important part of a large aperture telescope is the mirror support system. The Webster Telescope mirror cells are computer designed using PLOP. Every single pivoting point in our system is riding on a steel bearing requiring only a few grams of pressure. Your mirror will be supported 1/4" above the triangles,...

Mirror cells by JP Astrocraft

    http://www.jpastrocraft.com/cells.htm
    The JP Astrocraft mirror cell has been uniquely designed to provide optimum support and consistent alignment of your precision optic. The best materials are used, and the cell structure is built with strength and ultimate rigidity in mind, with the goal of zero collimation shift.

Dobsonian Mirror Edge Support Calculator

    http://www.cruxis.com/scope/mirroredgecalculator.htm
    On professional telescopes more sophisticated devices are used than simply gluing the mirror on a whiffletree support cell. One usually finds a push-pull mechanism on the back that compensates for the moment due to the eccentricity of the lateral force with respect to the center of the gravity.

DobSTUFF - Mirror Cell

    http://dobstuff.com/mirrorcell.htm
    Mirror cells are available for telescope from 6" to 18" in size. For smaller mirrors, I build "simple cells" from 3/4" 13-ply Baltic Birch. Larger mirror cells are made from 1/4" aluminum plate. For a discussion on mounting your mirror to your mirror cell with silicone, click here.

Newtonian Mirror Cells .... Where Are They? - Reflectors ...

    https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/420976-newtonian-mirror-cells-where-are-they/
    Feb 22, 2010 · There seems to be a general absence of vendors supplying primary mirror cells for Newtonian telescopes. All I can find is one from University Optics that does not look very substantial. It seems that most vendors have gone out of business or stopped shipping (like Telescope Supports).

Aurora Precision

    http://www.aurorap.com/prod-AZ-mirror-cell.htm
    It is my understanding that the use of silicone to attach the mirror to a six point floating mirror cell was pioneered by Pete Smitka on his inovative Portaball Telescopes back in the 1990's. The well loved Portaball telescopes are still produced by Mag 1 Instruments out of Wisconsin.



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