green laser

[I.C.D (Ian)]

Can anyone tell me were I can a green laser sighter in Australia

[Saturnine (Jeff)]

Hi Ian
You could try Mathew at Telescopes & Astronomy in S.A. (no affiliation) he used to stock them, or just buy one off Ebay, I just did, to replace the 1mw green laser that I purchased about 10 years ago. There were no questions about if I was a member of an astro club, which I am, that you are supposed to be to legally able to buy laser pointers as far as I'm aware.

[Merlin66 (Ken)]

You need a Police Permit for a hand laser pointer in Victoria.

[Leo.G (Leo)]

If you try to bring one in from overseas fill in all relevant paperwork which you should be able to get through an astronomy society if you are a member.
I didn't know what had to be filled out, purchased one online from overseas, it got intercepted and caused a host of problems. I eventually received my item but I wouldn't bother again.
Though I don't think there was any penalty, I just wanted what I paid for and kicked up a fuss till I got it.


I'm not sure if they sell on eBay but I haven't looked since in NSW any member of an astronomical club can legally own one.

[gaseous (Patrick)]

I bought one off eBay several years ago for about $20 and had no issues getting it through customs, etc. Things may have changed since then. It works very well, and has a "disperser" on the front to scatter the light to make patterns, possibly to avoid any issues with how strong the single beam is, but you just unscrew this and you have a terrific laser pointer. I had to buy a batter from Battery World to fit it, but it was only a couple of dollars.