Re: OT: Green Laser Pointers

Hi Darren,

I,m going down to Radio Shack and pick up one of their $50 models, I'll let
you know how well it works after I try it out tonight from my light polluted
yard in Antioch.

Rich Girard

On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 3:59 PM, Jim Van Nuland <jvn@No-Spam> wrote:

> Darren Hutchinson wrote:
> > I'm looking to get a cheap GLP. It seems these days they come
> > with 5mW, 10mW, and 20mW power ratings. Sometimes more power
> > isn't better though, and there's an increase in cost too!
>
> > So does anybody with a laser pointer wish they had purchased
> > a brighter one?
>
> I have one that I bought from Surplus Computers. It seems dimmer than
> some. More than 5mW will bump into licensing matters, or I'd consider a
> brighter one. I use it at school grounds, so I'm fighting local light
> pollution. I'd expect mine to be fine at a dark site.
>
> Clear Skies!
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