I made a simple backboard mounted on a wooden square sized to nest atop my nearby streetlight. I raise it via a telescoping paint roller extension, which allows me to get the backboard high enough to crown the light. I obviously would NOT recommend this approach if you have any utility lines in the vicinity (ZZZAAAPPP!), but absent that complication this seems like a low tech solution that doesn't require lasing the light.
I only block the side facing me, and only erect it when I am doing fairly serious observing. No complaints from the neighbors, all of whom know about my astronomy hobby, both because I tend to do my ATM'ing in the front yard and because a 24" Dob is not a usual sidewalk sight.
Here is a link to the components of the setup
http://jimrichberg.com/astronomy/streetlight%20killer.jpg
Here is a picture of me putting it onto the streetlight
http://jimrichberg.com/astronomy/raising%20the%20streetlight%20killer.jpg
Clear-- and darker-- skies!
Jim
I only block the side facing me, and only erect it when I am doing fairly serious observing. No complaints from the neighbors, all of whom know about my astronomy hobby, both because I tend to do my ATM'ing in the front yard and because a 24" Dob is not a usual sidewalk sight.
Here is a link to the components of the setup
http://jimrichberg.com/astronomy/streetlight%20killer.jpg
Here is a picture of me putting it onto the streetlight
http://jimrichberg.com/astronomy/raising%20the%20streetlight%20killer.jpg
Clear-- and darker-- skies!
Jim
