Originally Posted by glad rag
I am actually hoping that some "LAW" comes into force where we astronomers have to apply for a licence to broadcast coherent light into the heavens. What do you say, would a £500 per annum fee satisfy you and all the egoistical freaks who inhabit this board.
I don't see how charging responsible astronomers to use lasers responsibly is going to make any difference. My beef was with the example to the public which was set by using a laser as a clever pointing stick to wave about the sky on a prime time TV programme.
Hows that for a rant, Muppet?
Pretty tame rant by the standards of this board.
Who's Muppet?