Mij Adyaw wrote:
Do you guys still use green laser pointers? I have been paranoid ever since
some idiot got arrested several years ago for pointing a laser pointer at a
plane.Someone may call the police and make false accusations. It is
unfortunate because green laser pointers are a great teaching tool and also
work well as a finder. Do you guys think that I am overly paranoid?

-mij

I think you're overly paranoid. I've got a 5 mW green
laser (legal in US) and it's really a neat little toy.
It IS useful for pointing out things in the sky, especially
stars and constellations. They also make really excellent
scope pointers if you can find a way to mount the laser on
the scope. I'm still trying to figure out how to do that.
Works well with an alt-az mounted scope, finder wise.

-Eric B