Thread: laser pointers?
View Single Post
  #6  
Old 01-08-2008, 12:27 AM
AstroJunk's Avatar
AstroJunk (Jonathan)
Shadow Chaser

AstroJunk is offline
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Moonee Beach
Posts: 1,945
Quote:
Originally Posted by bmitchell82 View Post
hey all,

any other ideas if the lasers arnt avalible.?

Brendan
A powerfull torch or spotlight does it. Not nearly as cute as a thin green line, but that's what astronomers have been using for decades and they work (nearly) as well!

I was at a show in The Alice recently where both were used - the spotlight to show 'big' items such as constellations, and the laser to point out small details. It was very efffective.
Reply With Quote