Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Real benefits of having night vision goggles

Night vision goggles are a real technology operating on scientific principles. Although often used by military organizations, night vision goggles are available to civilians. The reason why military night vision goggles have now become an expected part of modern warfare is that they allow the wearer to see images in the dark which cannot be viewed with just the naked eye.

Each new generation of night vision goggles comes with much better performance capabilities and also the prices are becoming somewhat more affordable as well.Often while camping, you'll find yourself needing to make a repair or adjustment to your tent in the middle of night. Night vision goggles will provide a significant help in this process. Difficult repairs will be simplified when you don't have to worry about holding a flashlight. In addition, you'll be able to complete any necessary repairs or tasks without waking up your fellow campers with a bright flashlight.

At one point or another, every camper is faced with the dreaded situation of having to venture into the woods to use the bathroom at night. With night vision goggles, the process will be much easier. Instead of stumbling into the tree line and tripping over rocks and roots, you'll be able to negotiate territory with ease as if seeing in broad daylight.

If you plan to fish at night while camping, a set of night vision goggles could be an invaluable addition to your tackle box. Fishing with the aid of night vision goggles allows for extremely quiet, hands-free angling. Flashlights, and the sounds they create, could surprise a potential catch. Even a headlamp, while hands free, will not provide the total range of vision you'll experience with night vision goggles.

One of the greatest benefits of night vision goggles is the ability to observe wildlife without the disturbance of a flashlight. Most animals will become frightened and either flee or be startled when spotted with a light. Night vision goggles allow campers to observe wildlife at night in their natural habitat without the animal noticing. Whether watching deer, raccoons or foxes at night, plenty of interesting animal behavior can be observed.

More mischievous campers will have endless fun with nightvision goggles. If you've ever tried to scare or surprise your fellow campers in the middle of the night, you've probably blown your cover early with one false move of your flashlight. Night vision goggles will allow you to stealthily maneuver your campsite and surprise your unsuspecting friends.

3 comments:

  1. Night vision is only made possible because of the invention of the image intensifier tube which can amplify very small quantities of light. The image intensifier is basically a vacuum tube that converts photons into electrons.

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  3. Another type of night vision goggles uses thermal imaging. It makes use of the fact that most objects whether living or non-living emit electro-magnetic radiation or heat. As a result, thermal imagers can pick up these heat signatures and display an electronic imagery.

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