? Laser Light Beams Over Lower HPP ?

[descodave]

Did anyone else see 1 & at times 2 long bright beams in the sky tonight at about 7:30 pm? Was someone just playing w/a laser?

[TomK]

You're not going to see a laser unless it's aimed right at you or it's incredibly powerful - not the sort of equipment that's likely to be prowling lower HPP. It's more likely powerful flashlights or searchlights near your location.

[oink]

The one they blast the shy with at the Mauna Loa Observatory is pretty incredible to see. I was up there after dark when they cranked it off and it was amazing. Been a few years.

Pua`a
S. FL
Big Islander to be.

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

I didn’t notice anything last night, but my neighbor has a 10,000 lumen (or more?) flashlight, and when the sea mist is in the air you can see the tight beam for quite a distance. We tried spotting whales with it one night some years ago. We could hear them calling, but never spotted one surfacing.

[randomq]

<$20 Green laser (beams) are easily visible from a few houses away. A $250 1+ watt green laser beam can be seen for miles. Was it green?

[descodave]

No, these were white in color & we’re moving up & down slightly (1 brighter than the other) & seemed to shine for a few miles (reminded me of the beams at the beginning of one of the old Columbia Pictures movies).

[descodave]

Oh, btw, we weren’t drinking margaritas #127864; ! The beams were shining upwards from the ocean towards the upper streets of HPP.

[terracore]

Here's a 6000 lumen spotlight that illuminates 800 meters.

https://www.amazon.com/Rechargeable-Searchlight-Flashlight-Spotlight-Ultra-long/dp/B076RWT7N8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?keywords=1+million+candlepower+spotlight&qid=1553896695&s=gateway&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&linkCode=ll1&tag=pw016-20&linkId=9319e797fc1f2dec3376f67b27ae2940&language=en_US

[TomK]

If the lights were white then they almost certainly weren't lasers. White light lasers have only recently been developed in the lab, e.g.,

https://www.theverge.com/2015/7/31/90824...laser-beam

[terracore]

My laser printer prints white, in fact most of the page is printed with it.