Stone Island AW’013_Mesh Reflective _Video

LOCATION City University of New York Astrophysical Observatory_Engineering and Physics Department_ . Station #294 Telescope: MEADE LX200 GPS Computerized Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope f/10 spherical primary mirror To explain the mechanics of the 1000s of microspheres coating the Mesh Reflective coat, the video looks at how light behaves. The two principles at work are reflection and refraction. The purpose of a telescope is to collect light. The telescope in the video uses a spherical primary mirror