I originally designated this the 2nd mirror for the 5 mirror light path. After an afternoon nap I realized how wrong this was. Both Coudé mirrors have the same focal ratio of f:30. Although not obvious from this angle, the mirror that's halfway down in the picture below is raised a foot or so above the others. As a result, the length of the light path that it reflects is about 9 feet shorter than the length reflected by the lower Coudé mirror. The 3 mirror Coudé light path is shorter than the 5 mirror path, so the upper Coudé secondary has to be the one used for the 3 mirror path. It took me about 20 minutes to interchange their rotation parameters and switches.

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