Gold Mountain
Observing Center

Great Star Observation Site!

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Cutting 8in blank from stock sheet

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New 4 spindle polishing machine fit in shop

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Three machines lines up.Twin table, Porter and 4 s

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Grinding 3 different mirrors sizes. 17", 8", and 1

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One more view of my 17" on the Porter, a students

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This poor shadowgram was taken after the 12.5" was

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The shadowgram of my 17" is after the rough grind

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Cut 13in from bottom

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2 13in blanks cut from stock 1in glass

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Strange tempered stress pattern in 12.5in mirror b

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Rochi band test on new video monitor hooked up to

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7 band Ronchi test..checking for spherical surface

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Newly cut 13in mirror blank on gouging table prepa

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GRinding in the curve on the Porter machine

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Doing a sharpie test prior ro fine grinding a 13in

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Grinding on new machine a 13in mirror..pushing the