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Originally Posted by wheresmy50
Red light is the most difficult color for people to see in low light. Green is the easiest.
That's why night vision goggles are green. They could make them any color. That's probably also why the lights on that navy ship were red. If it doesn't mess up your night vision, it's probably just because it doesn't look as bright.
However, since red is the most difficult color to see, it doesn't make any sense why you would want a red light to see with. It's just a marketing tool.
Welcome Steve. I stopped in the shop a few weeks ago to say hi, but you weren't around. Anyway, hi.
-Ty
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When I see a state troopers with the lights on both the blue and red are just as bright to me. It all depends on the power, lens and cone.
Green night vision googles where probably first designed for the military. The display monitors for combat system and air traffic control displays were shades of green(monochrome) probably because it was determined to be the best color to resemble the grey scale along with less strain on the eyes due to its color properties. The green googles are a spin off to these inheirt properties