I've lusted after one of these things myself, hoping the price will continue to drop some. I often use my 4-cell maglight at star parties for the same reason, pointing out constellations or object locations to newbies, and the light-spill from that is far worse than some green laser light. I concur with what's been written so far; if people are imaging they should let the group know about it; if people are lasering they should also do the same, and between the two hopefully such problems will be avoided. Rich --- Chuck Hards <chuckhards@yahoo.com> wrote:
I've read recently of a growing scorn of green laser pointers at star parties, due to their rapid proliferation and easily-seen beam. It seems that so many people are using them that other observers are beginning to speak out against them as light pollution on the field. Especially imagers & astro-photographers.
I've been hankering for one of those for a long time, but if it's going to irritate people, perhaps I'd better not.
Have any list members experienced this? Is this just at the large, regional star parties, or are camps pro & con forming up at the local level? Particularly would like feedback from owners & frequent users of green pointers.
Thanks!
Chuck
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