Re: Advertising in space !

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From: Pat Flannery
Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 18:58

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Bill Gray wrote:

>
> It was probably a hoax, but a few years ago I read of some company 
> claiming they were going to project advertising on the moon from the 
> earth using a laser projector. Just think, you're outside with your 
> Dobson and there on the moon, "Drink Coke!".
>

Given the Moon's distance and low albedo, that would be some laser to 
get a visible message to appear.
You could probably destroy satellites in GEO with something like that if 
you focused all the beam on one spot.
A super high powered strobe light landed on the surface of the section 
of the Moon in shadow might be fun though.
Who knows? Maybe it could recharge its batteries during the lunar day 
via a solar array, and keep working for quite some time.

Pat

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