Light Antenna

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=145 BGCOLOR="#3366CC" TEXT="#080000" background="03cff483.gif"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="03dff483.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#6666FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Steps Tech . Com</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#663399" FACE="Times New Roman" >    </FONT> |    <B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Steps Tech . Com"><U><B>home</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <B>Light Antenna</B><B>   |   </B><A HREF="narrow_tv.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="3D TV"><U>3D TV</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="amp.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="LNA Coupler"><U>LNA & Coupler</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="cmp.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" CMP"><U> CMP</U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="03ef0050.gif" border=0 width="496" height="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Light Antenna</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="main.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Main Area"><U>Main</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>  Not what you think , Rather a light weight delivery method to allow a large 'scope to be deployed,and the width of the mirror directly depends on the rate of spin and camera shutter speed. The materials of the mirroring is what ever holds the best shape , reflectivity, but due to the possible size, errors can be minimized. Likely the added weight of a solar panel to operate the Gyro's for aiming and rotational synchronization, but once achieved, it can be powered down, until a new target needs to be targeted. Also if higher resolution is needed at a lower shutter rate, it can be made in an "X" shape, but I would think that is defeating the purpose. Kyle <A NAME="top"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="#addendum" TITLE="Light Antenna"><U>Addendum</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0f33bec0.jpg" border=0 width="315" height="236" ALT="chopped view of camera Kyle Gosnell" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="0f534e70.jpg" border=0 width="308" height="231" ALT="reflector setup angle Kyle Gosnell" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="0f754ff0.jpg" border=0 width="340" height="255" ALT="orientation using midpoint Kyle Gosnell" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="0f954ff0.jpg" border=0 width="340" height="255" ALT="rotational method Kyle Gosnell" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="0fb57010.jpg" border=0 width="343" height="257" ALT="snapshot method Kyle Gosnell" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Addendum <A NAME="addendum"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> The "light antenna" was designed to allow reception of very high radio frequencies, microwave, light etc..</div> <div> It would be rather easy to deploy (more bang for the buck), and due to the increase in size over conventional "Scopes" , would be more forgiving of error, and due to modern advanced electronics, even small flat mirror material can be allowed for, or a bendable material supported by the rigid bridge setup, allowing it to be "refocussed" at a target that is near or far, from the same location in orbit.</div> <div>  I deleted the last picture in the series, as it was accidentally posted, and dealt with a specific method of deployment and operation, likely not desired by the Scientific community.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Back to <A HREF="#top" TITLE="Light Antenna"><U>Top</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  <img src="/cgi-bin/Count.cgi?ft=2&frgb=000000&dd=E|df=kgosnell26.dat">  </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>