It doesn’t seem to bend even when playing with it next to Lake Michigan, as I’ve done many times tagging kayakers and boats with Freind’s aboard. I’ve never seen my green laser pointer bend it’s direction. I’m not a expert who went to school for light physics.
I guess I don’t see how atmospheric diffraction is applicable on a small experimental scale, as it’s effect is a function of distance traveled and the only examples you offer are large scale star light diffraction. I’ve yet to see evidence that a concentrated laser beam will be diffracted to a detrimental degree at 300m
It doesn’t seem to bend even when playing with it next to Lake Michigan, as I’ve done many times tagging kayakers and boats with Freind’s aboard. I’ve never seen my green laser pointer bend it’s direction. I’m not a expert who went to school for light physics. I guess I don’t see how atmospheric diffraction is applicable on a small experimental scale, as it’s effect is a function of distance traveled and the only examples you offer are large scale star light diffraction. I’ve yet to see evidence that a concentrated laser beam will be diffracted to a detrimental degree at 300m