Green laser finder

[blinky]

Saw these on EBay :

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/532nm-Green-Laser-sight-scope-EASY-HANDWHEEL-Adjustment_W0QQitemZ280257133553QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item280257133553&_trkparms=72%3A1121%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14

Looks pretty good, I know Celestron have released a similer one but this is about half the price

I quite fancy a green laser but am not 100% sure whether to go for one of these mounted to the scope or just the plain green laser pen

[spacemonkey]

A basic red dot finder would be better.

The use of green lasers is usually discouraged at most societies and star parties, unless used by a speaker or as part of a demo. to point out constellations to beginners. If everyone used them as finders, can you imagine the chaos that would result as the sky lit up like a disco?

And things like this happen as well, intentional or not.....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/7475530.stm

Regards, Dave

[scotastro]

Looks like a prop from a Terminator movie.

A green laser is a great way of pointing a scope as you can move the scope while looking at the beam in the sky, not bending down to look through a finder. But use only if you are out on your own or with mates not at star parties.

Mike