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Astronomy Teaching Tools - Aug 15, 2007

One of the great astronomy teaching tools out there is the Astronomy Laser Pointer. Laser Pointers allow a more experienced astronomer to easily point to the object in the sky they are talking about. The Zhumell Green Astronomical Laser Pointer is a good example of one of these units. The Zhumell Laser Pointer uses a green laser instead of a red laser. The Green is a little easier to see in the night sky. A word of caution: When using a laser pointer, make sure you NEVER point the laser towards an airplane in flight. The laser will easily travel to the 35,000 ft altitude that planes travel, and the laser can distract the pilot and take away their night vision. If you are caught shining a laser at an airplane, think prison time. The Feds don’t mess around with this.

posted by Ryan W @ 10:12 AM

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