Figure 1 - Higher resolution photograph (589k) at 500ft of low beam headlight and off-axis laser

500ft low beam headlight off-axis laser

Distance 500ft (152 meters). Full moon night 1-25-2005. f/2 iris. 1600 speed film. Pentax MV1 ASA setting - stepped down to 1000 ASA. Pentax MV1 SLR 50mm Lens with auto-shutter timing. Angular width of image is approx. 35 degrees.

Comments: This exposure overstates the headlight's glare. To the naked-eye, the green "dot" of the laser was visible next to the headlight. At 500ft, the green laser pointer beam, visible to the photographic right of the headlight, was about 8 inches to the right of the camera. The green laser was stationed two feet to the photographic right of a car headlight. The car's second headlight was opaqued with masking.

K. Fisher fisherka@csolutions.net (1-26-2005)