>
> I'm afraid we'll need a lot more than glass to do this but I
> do think it's coming. BTW, Corning is just a bit more than
> an hour west of me. The Corning Glass Museum is well worth
> the trip if you're anywhere in the area. I'm always fascinated
> by the first 200" mirror blank made for the telescope on
> Palomar. It's hanging on the wall in the glass museum since
> the first blank that was cast cracked when it was cooling.
>
There was a very interesting Nova episode about that mirror that detailed
the two pourings. The train that took it to California was met by one parade
after another all across the country. Then there was the ride on the truck up
the winding road to the observatory. Then the mirror sat in a warehouse for
the duration of WW2.
Chris
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