Talk:First-surface mirror

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Why is the title in plural? I think "First surface mirror" would be more appropriate (I added a redirect from there to here). Mumiemonstret (talk) 11:42, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

Since there was no outcry for keeping the plural title I was encouraged to do my first page move on Wikipedia. Hooray! Mumiemonstret (talk) 23:33, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

Spectrafocus Animation

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James Webb mirror details

While James Webb's mirrors are made of polished Beryllium, they are coated with a thin layer of gold, which excels in reflecting IR light, which is then coated with a layer of glass, SiO2. The gold coating does not affect the mirror type being first-surface, but it is an important detail omitted here. The thin coating of glass seems like it would technically make it a second-surface mirror but maybe if it's thin enough, that's not the case?

--Mattpengelly (talk) 01:31, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

Mounting first surface mirrors

Some tips on common ways of mounting first surface mirrors would be interesting. CuriousMarkE (talk) 09:29, 28 April 2025 (UTC)