The security problem with the green laser pointers

In the past there have been many discussions in the news about the green laser pointer. They are a great tool for amateur astronomers, there is concern at the level of government that a terrorist, his attempt to crash a plane spotting create one with a laser. This seemed ridiculous for a number of reasons, but because laser pointers are so commonly used by the amateur astronomy community, I wanted to better understand the facts before I bought one. L 'What follows is what I found:

Laser pointers are commonly used by amateur astronomers green, continuous wave emission of laser light centered at 532 nm. You are required by the FDA, a warning or danger sticker on it that the class of the device, which depends in turn displays the best performance of the equipment they have. The FDA regulates the devices because of their potential to cause eye injuries. Most amateur laser pointers or Class II (output

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