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Originally Posted by JimsShed
How do you disable a street light with a laser beam?  |
Here's a little video showing how it works. The streetlight near me has a light sensor above it to detect if the sun is up or not, and turn on accordingly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBB_gIkx0tU
By pointing a laser at this sensor the streetlight will turn off. If you need to image though, you'll need keep the laser trained on this sensor to keep it switched off. It does introduce some light spill into the imaging if you are too close, so I use an eyepiece filter to dim the laser power a little and try to position away from it.
And here is an animated GIF showing the difference it makes ...
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+DylanOD...22869204212222
I hope this helps
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