From: "Vladimir Galogaza" 
To: "ATM shore" 
Reply-To: "Vladimir Galogaza" 


>If I remember right, it involves mounting a laser in
>a tube which fits inside the focusser.  A lens is used to make the laser
>diverge, to provide a cone of  light matching the f-ratio of the scope,
>which then emerges from the front end of the scope as a parallel beam of
>light, which projects a 'spot' on the sky....

I cant believe that this will be allowed to "civilians". A laser
that can project
full aperture primary mirror into the sky and be visible. Wow. But who
knows. Maybe e-bay sells some Star wars era  surplus.

Vladimir.

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