MrBenchmark
Enlightened
Alright, this forum has me hooked!
I'm looking for a light that I can use to read star charts. I've got several red LED flashlights, a couple of them are rigel systems lights that have a variable brightness. (This is very useful!) Is there anything better? The rigel lights work - but they are fragile. Aside from mechanical issues, DEET based insect repellent (mandatory in Texas) melts the plastic housing of the light!
I have an Inova X5T red LED light - but it's really too bright for reading charts. (I use it to navigate around at night - from the dark site where I do astronomy, I can use it instead of my headlights to leave the site!)
I've considered a red LED Photon Freedom Covert - it's small, has variable brightness and fairly inexpensive. Anyone know how dim it's dimmest setting is? (If the answer is "too dim to seem useful, then it's probably about right!) Is there something better out there? I'd like something pretty indestructible, but that will let me preserve my dark adaptation as much as possible.
I know this is a weird question - usually discussions here are about bright lights, not dim ones...
I'm looking for a light that I can use to read star charts. I've got several red LED flashlights, a couple of them are rigel systems lights that have a variable brightness. (This is very useful!) Is there anything better? The rigel lights work - but they are fragile. Aside from mechanical issues, DEET based insect repellent (mandatory in Texas) melts the plastic housing of the light!
I have an Inova X5T red LED light - but it's really too bright for reading charts. (I use it to navigate around at night - from the dark site where I do astronomy, I can use it instead of my headlights to leave the site!)
I've considered a red LED Photon Freedom Covert - it's small, has variable brightness and fairly inexpensive. Anyone know how dim it's dimmest setting is? (If the answer is "too dim to seem useful, then it's probably about right!) Is there something better out there? I'd like something pretty indestructible, but that will let me preserve my dark adaptation as much as possible.
I know this is a weird question - usually discussions here are about bright lights, not dim ones...