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Welcome to the forum. Do some research on what you really want - ie. wavelength, power range, host style, etc. and once you have that lined out, I highly recommend you do business with one of the forum members that makes lasers for sale. The craftsmanship you'll find here is amazing and there...

Welcome to the forum! Here is the LPF member map and list of folks with LPM's that will help out. Have fun! /c

What a sweet color... :)

That is pretty cool! Great job on the build... looks clean and love the color. Good stuff! /c

I would argue that the very fact that you are saving your money and working through hardship to purchase said laser will help you to appreciate it even more than had it be easy to obtain or given to you. The endeavor cements value that perhaps would not have been there or as strong if you hadn't...

Thanks for adding me. PP sent. /c

Is this GB still open? I'm hurtling through the atmosphere at 550mph at 37000 ft at the moment and my bandwidth blows. If open, I'd like in... Can you PM me if there is a spot? Cheers! /c

Glad y'all are safe. I hope your things are recovered and I know that completely sucks... but at least you are ok. /c

I live in a very large light pollution area. The 4th largest city in the US doesn't really lend itself to super friendly photographic conditions. I have a couple of local astronomy clubs to save me however... they have dark sites that are effectively 90 to 120 mins from home. I can drive to...

welcome to the forum! /c

welcome to the forums... cheers!

welcome to the LPF!

Great shot, DJZ... thanks for sharing it. So far it's been a lot of fun. I just need to get out more and practice!

Thanks... you should be able to get some great photos with your 400mm lens of many DSO targets. It's a common misconception that you need a "really big telescope" to see things like galaxies and nebula. I was blown away when I figured out that Messier 31, the Andromeda Galaxy, is actually...

Thanks, y'all. These were shot with a regular DSLR and a telephoto lens. There are a ton of written books as well as online written and video resources that show you the technique, but basically it was done by take multiple long exposures of the same target and then stacking them together in...

I want one... really, I do. In fact, there were a couple of great multilines on LPF this past month that I fully intended to narrow to a purchase. I love that soothing 488nm beam and there is just something special about having a laser that needs me to snuggle it every month... not that it would...

Re: My First Argon. congrats! I will have one someday... until then, keep those beam shots coming! :) /c

oh yisssss... very nice. Congrats! /c

That's awesome! Congrats!! /c

Don't give up on lasers... just get some low powered ones to enjoy. You'll use them much more and feel more comfortable powering them on around other people. /c