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Originally Posted by deanm
When I was a kid in the UK, you only had to be 16 to own an air rifle - no license or anything.
After getting back into astro in Oz after a 20 year break, I was grizzly about the only significant source of light pollution nearby: a damn street light.
I contacted a local firearms shop & explained that I wanted to buy an air rifle to take out the offending illuminator.
They must have been so occupied with p*ssing themselves laughing that they never replied...!
Dean
(Still have the damned street light & no rifle!)
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I keep hearing that it is supposed to be possible to turn off street lights with a strong enough laser for half an hour so, by aiming at the sensor which turns them on when the sun goes down.
Darned if I know where the sensor is, but I've never been able to turn one off no matter where I aimed.
Cheers,
Renato