Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Hubble Paper Weight!?
From: "Dan Post" <dwpost@email.msn.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 01:08:23 -0400
 
I had read that the reason the Hubble Telescope was misground was that the
sagitta of the mirror was calculated without the consideration of the
Earth's gravity, or lack thereof, when the thing was placed in orbit!
Typical "oops!" situation! I wonder if any similar situations have ever
occurred in Solms or Wetzlar.
Dan
dwpost@msn.com