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Old 12-09-2014, 08:07 PM
Renato1 (Renato)
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Originally Posted by Redshift13 View Post
Re: laser pointers, there's plenty of choice on eBay - I got mine (<1mw) for $8, delivered to my door. It exactly does the job I wanted it to, enabling me to point out constellations, planets, etc. to folks on public viewing nights.

Thanks for that info, I've just bought two.

The best usage I've found for laser pointers is to have a few people present with binoculars, then aim at a bright Deep Sky Object, and tell them to follow the laser with their binoculars to the object.

They love it.
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Renato
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