[AZ-Observing] Re: Wicked Laser Question

My 35mW unit comes on immediately, no flicker or step up. Do make sure 
your batteries are strong, that can cause these sort of issues. Keeping 
the laser and batteries warm makes a difference as well, I keep the 
laser in a breast pocket inside my jacket. If it is still an issue I 
would get the unit exchanged.

I was using my new 35mW laser at Painted Sky Elementary tonight and the 
beam was perfectly visible against the moonlit sky to the crowd around 
me as I pointed out Polaris and gave my "7900mile diameter 
Merry-Go-Round" talk explaining why the North Star is special. With the 
aid of the laser beam I think most older kids and parents really 
understood, you can really get the point across being able to gesture 
and "draw" rotation on the sky.

The smaller kids just liked the neat beam.

Another lady asked my why the moon was a thin crescent in the sunset a 
few days ago, and half now. It really is amazing to me how detached our 
culture has become from these natural cycles. It took maybe two minutes 
of explantion and the lady began to understand the lunar cycle, you 
could see comprehension dawning. Again the laser was instrumental in the 
explanation, being able to point out where the moon was a night or two 
ago, and where it would be tomorrow night and the night after. Having a 
beam bright enough to be seen with a half moon helped.

Andrew

Andrew Cooper
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jimmy_ray@xxxxxxx wrote:

>Per the general consensus of the email received I purchased a 15 mW “wicked 
>laser”. As someone had stated they ship straight out of China and come halfway 
>around the world to your door in 6 days! The question I have for the group is 
>how other’s lasers behave on startup. This one seems to either “flicker” to 
>life (like a florescent lamp) or “step up” to full power (i.e. – 5 mW to 10 mW 
>to 15 mW) over a period of about 2 – 3 seconds then it’s very steady (and more 
>than bright enough for the Mrs. To pick out). Normal or bum laser? 
>
>Wicked seems to think that some sort of “warm up” is normal. I find it 
>annoying and can’t say that when we were comparing 3 lasers out at Sentinel (2 
>- 15’s and a 5) that I noticed the 15’s “warming up”.  Though I wasn’t 
>specifically looking for that. Others experience?
>
>Jimmy Ray
>  
>
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