tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759019423862491589.post1037920197654930814..comments2020-12-22T01:52:17.925-06:00Comments on Rich's Sky Notes: August 4, 2008 #018 - Kenneth F. Novak and Company, ATMRichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04195211066795627243noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759019423862491589.post-26394903413245137492010-06-09T14:34:12.928-05:002010-06-09T14:34:12.928-05:00Just wanted to mention I was looking up this man t...Just wanted to mention I was looking up this man to find out more. We had a mirror in a telescope that had his sticker on it from 1975. This was located in the Hector J Robinson Observatory. The mirror may have been refinished by him, but I'm not certain. Apparently a sticker means it may have been. I thought the mirror was refigured by a local astronomer who did the finished the figure of a 10, 8 and 4.25 inch telescope named Mike Manyak Jr. from Wyandotte Michigan. It could be that Mike Manyak sent the mirror out to Ken Novak who did the work for the 12.5 inch mirror and had it recoated. I don't know if Ken Novak put coats on mirrors. It's possible he did this, but I don't know.<br /><br />Pvideo@aol.com is my email address, you can wikipedia Hector J Robinson Observatory for more links and history. That mirror was fine, but it's been destroyed through lack of proper storage. We have the observatory back open with a C14 in there now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759019423862491589.post-29210521521802310922008-09-18T16:54:00.000-05:002008-09-18T16:54:00.000-05:00Sorry to hear about his death. I loved his telesc...Sorry to hear about his death. I loved his telescope parts. I recently had a total house fire in which I lost a 10" mirror mount and secondary holder. I was researching replacement part costs when I came across your post. I will miss the quality and craftsmanship.<BR/><BR/>Robert<BR/>Fulton, KYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com