[LVAS] Astro-Goggles

[roger ivester]

Jim,

 

Exact same concept, and probably not much difference. 

 

roger

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
    The moon and stars to govern the night.....   Psalm 136:9



 
> Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 08:42:15 -0700
> From: Jim.Gianoulakis at swgas.com
> To: lvas at lvlug.org
> Subject: Re: [LVAS] Astro-Goggles
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> Never anything specifically for night vision but I did use a pair of ski
> goggles with a red lense for many years. Functionally the same concept
> and very useful.
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> Jim Gianoulakis
> Manager Application Services Mobile
> 702-876-7093
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> jim.gianoulakis at swgas.com 
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> >>> roger ivester <drivester at hotmail.com> 9/9/2009 6:23 AM >>>
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> All,
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> I purchased this pair of astro-goggles many year ago. They seem to be
> unavailable at current. Most amateurs today have never even heard of
> them. 
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> If you are unfamiliar with the goggles, they can protect your night
> vision if you have to use a flashlight or go back into your house. If an
> object is extremely dim I can both sketch and take notes intermittently
> while observing. I observe through the eyepiece and then remove them for
> the intermittent sketching and notes. 
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> Using a red light can reduce your dark adaptability significantly for
> the longest time. I also put them on while selecting a different
> eyepiece. Be advised, you cannot walk in the dark and you "definitely"
> could not drive with them on. 
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> If you remove your eye from the eyepiece and do other things with a red
> light you will not be able to see that 13m star or 15th magnitude
> galaxy. I put them on in the house at least 15 minutes before I go out.
> Your time to dark adapt will be greatly reduced. 
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> Does anyone own or is familiar with these goggles?
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> This is an important part of "optimized" observing to see the faintest
> details possible. 
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> Roger Ivester
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> The moon and stars to govern the night..... Psalm 136:9
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