How far away can you see a CD lit by your torch? Or reflective car number plate.

abvidledUK

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At night.

CD Shiny side of course.
 
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greenlight

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Re: How far away can you see a CD lit by your torch?

Easier to use a retro-reflector to avoid reflection focusing problems.
 

WDR65

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Re: How far away can you see a CD lit by your torch?

I've never tried it with a cd but I live behind several large fields that border a main road and on a good night with low humidity my Surefire L1 will illuminate the reflective tape on the stop sign at the end of the road. Its around a half mile to the stop sign. My Streamlight ProPolymer's will do it even better.
 
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