Newtonian secondary mirror cover

Cover for the elliptical plane mirror made as a secondary mirror for a Newtonian reflector telescope.

Object Details

ID: AST0821.1
Type: Newtonian secondary mirror cover
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Herschel, William; Johann Alexander Herschel Herschel, Caroline Lucretia
Date made: circa 1800
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Herschel Collection
Measurements: Diameter: 29 mm;Overall: 36 mm
Parts: Newtonian secondary mirror
  • Newtonian secondary mirror cover (AST0821.1)
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