Tips to get and keep dark vision during your telescope observations

[Tiago Ferreira]

Simple video with the methods i use to protect from light pollution street led lights and get dark vision adaptation and preservation during astronomy visual observation nights with my dobsonian telescope:

 

 

[Robindonne]

Don’t forget to take off the outfit when you take a walk through a field with bulls😅

Edited July 22, 2021 by Robindonne

[Tiago Ferreira]

22 hours ago, Robindonne said:

Don’t forget to take off the outfit when you take a walk through a field with bulls😅

ahahahah

[PeterW]

.. or go for the “monk look”…. https://r-sky.org/en/products/observing-hood
 

Peter

[Tiago Ferreira]

On 24/07/2021 at 14:08, PeterW said:

.. or go for the “monk look”…. https://r-sky.org/en/products/observing-hood
 

Peter

Whatever it takes to have a dark vision

[Pete Presland]

Anthing that keeps the light pollution out and keeps you eyes adapted is a good thing. Winters in the UK are generally pretty cold so the hood on my fleece does the same job as your pillow. I have tried the eyepatch, but didnt like it much. I think i needed maybe a better quality one to be honest.

[Tiago Ferreira]

16 hours ago, Pete Presland said:

Anthing that keeps the light pollution out and keeps you eyes adapted is a good thing. Winters in the UK are generally pretty cold so the hood on my fleece does the same job as your pillow. I have tried the eyepatch, but didnt like it much. I think i needed maybe a better quality one to be honest.

Yeah i think the eyepatch need also an adaptation to the use. Mine is satin made so very gentle and there are people that use rigid ones, which don't mess with the eye. There are loads of them available also because of health eyes issues/corrections.

The pillow / hoodie is the one i like most, and the glasses to go inside house. The pillow gets me totally "inside" the eyepiece, no distraccions.