Re: Mirror figuring

From: Jon Isaacs (jonisaacs_at_aol.com)
Date: 12/14/04 

Date: 14 Dec 2004 01:24:53 GMT

>Mirror gringing really seperates out the poeple with a passing
>interest from those who are really serious. Most of the process is
>about as exciting as watching grass grow. OTOH it's difficult to
>describe the feeling of "first light" from a mirror you ground and
>figured yourself.

I am sure its very rewarding to grind and figure your own mirror. But that is
only one part of amateur astronomy, one can be plenty serious without building
their own scope.

After all, Lance Armstrong is plenty serious about cycling but he does not
build his own frames....

To each his own...

jon