I try to avoid green lasers when I'm looking for the really faint stuff. They tend to hinder my dark adaptation. When I'm looking for Kohoutek 1-22 this spring I want my eyes dark adapted as much as possible. In fact, I have some green laser light recorded on my film that I took this summer. It didn't exactly ruin the film but it didn't help either. With a digital SLR you just reshoot the frame and throw away the old one. Debbie

From: "Nathaniel Goodman" <ngoodman@lgcy.com> Date: 2005/01/07 Fri PM 11:20:27 MST To: "utah - astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Re: Green Pointers .

We really don't need Green Laser Pointers, for years I used a large Maglite Flashlight with a cardboard tube over the front to direct the beam. Interestingly enough I also found a Rayovac two C Cell flashlight with a supurb reflector type front lens, after buing one to keep in my car I purchased another and used it like I had the Maglite as a pointer. Also the cost was low and white flashlights are not or will probably never be on the Homeland SecurityTerror Patrol list, but Hey! I do admit that Green Lasers are very Hi-Tec and impress the younger wanabe astronomers at Public Star Viewing events. "Gentelmen ,we don't gotta show you no Green Lasers!" Nato. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com