Best night vision monoculars according to redditors
We found 16 Reddit comments discussing the best night vision monoculars. We ranked the 13 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 16 Reddit comments discussing the best night vision monoculars. We ranked the 13 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
Sure thing.
I picked this scope up on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Monocular-Telescope-Smartphone-Waterproof-Shockproof/dp/B07D3RYXWN/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?keywords=vivreal+scope&qid=1566873619&s=gateway&sr=8-2
Single zoom setting, but adjustable focus. The included tripod is tiny, so im using an Amazon basics tripod I bought a while back.
Using this and the zoom on my phone camera allows me to have a clear sight picture at 40 yards, https://i.imgur.com/iInzfiQ.jpg (taken in pretty low light and still looks pretty good), and being able to just glance over at the screen is much more convenient than leaning over to peep down the scope after every shot.
Not all are quite that much. This is a military grade thermal sight that's 'only' a tenth of that.
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> mile away
Daytime & terrestrial observing is often limited by atmospheric seeing conditions, which limit the magnification. The air "wobbles" when magnifying higher. Same effect you see above a hot street in the summer, when warm air rises.
 
$100- Usually no serious telescopes in this price range. For day-time, a small refractor, but also a zoom spotting scope can work. To a degree.
 
For $200, you can get some nice entry level telescopes for astronomy. Though usually those are reflectors (largest aperture for your money) and thus not suited well for daytime observing (upside-down image). The 4" refractors in this price range are often relatively simple "shorties", which are nice for wide-field, but not suited to push magnification far beyond 100x.
A Maksutov-type telescope is a very compact type of telescope. It usually has a long focal length, making it easy to reach high magnification with simple eyepieces. The down-side of this system are the small maximum field of view and the longer cool-down time due to it's closed tube. And they are rather expensive compared to reflectors.
 
$300-$400 will usually by a large telescope for astronomy (XT6, AD8). For spotting scope purposes a 5" Maksutov. Great little bucket for planets as well.
A astronomy tripod may cost $100, better $200. Though as said, if you have a sturdy camera tripod, that'll do... At least for the 3 and 4".
 
Make sure to plan in a little more for another eyepiece or two. Do not get eyepiece sets, despite their good reviews. They rarely contain good eyepieces, and the selected focal lengths don't fit every telescope well.
For day-time spotting scope use, a $50 zoom eyepiece1 2 can be nice, even though they are not ideal for astronomy (small apparent field of view on the lower magnification setting).
 
> too much light pollution
Moon and planets can be observed even when there's a lot of light pollution.
 
Clear skies!
The only night vision for a budget is the Aurora by SiOnyx. SiOnyx Aurora Sport Night Vision Camera https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XJ86Q8G/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_tjYWDbCJQS2X2
It’s nothing compared to actual night vision, but it has some capabilities. You can buy 2 Aurora sports for $800 and the mounting hardware is another $120ish. Lion’s gear and solutions makes mounting hardware, here is their IG page https://instagram.com/lionsgearsolutions?igshid=xricrwyuvtuc
Its your money, do as you wish. Heres one random item from my amazon wish list.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FWG9LNY
Night vision monocular
Again, I'll photo the load tonight but I'm hoping this will help my post stay up and not be deleted until I can. Thanks!
I agree with the other comment but to answer your question Flir makes something.
I don't think thats it. haha
http://www.amazon.com/Armasight-Vega-Night-Vision-Goggle/dp/B007SYIM3S
You could be right and it could be that simple, but it doesn't make sense to me to make it right at 9Hz. Its so arbitrary. Plus these suck for seeing in the dark(like a big blob of objects) if it was your primary vision source.
Do you still need ideas?
Night vision monocular for late-night wildlife watching: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FWG9LNY/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_img?_encoding=UTF8&colid=C552ND2I2LI2&coliid=I3PQGQCMFU36C1
Batseeker Ultrasonic Bat Detector- This could possibly be really cool or really dumb..
http://www.amazon.com/Batseeker-1-Ultrasonic-Bat-Detector/dp/B00I7M85Z0/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1417910480&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=bat+detector
A few book ideas:
This Explains Everything: Deep, Beautiful, and Elegant Theories of How the World Works Paperback – January 22, 2013 by John Brockman
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1588344827/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_img?_encoding=UTF8&colid=C552ND2I2LI2&coliid=IAATQQ1EZB5X5
A History of Life in 100 Fossils Hardcover – October 14, 2014 by Paul D. Taylor and Aaron O'Dea
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1588344827/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_img?_encoding=UTF8&colid=C552ND2I2LI2&coliid=IAATQQ1EZB5X5
way cheaper
http://www.amazon.com/Pulsar-Digital-Attachment-Forward-Adapter/dp/B00IKCNM6O/ref=sr_1_11?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1449767624&sr=1-11&keywords=Pulsar+Night+Scope
This is what I whished I would have bought instead...
Yeah, that's the bummer.
I'm looking into picking up what
thethey use to get nightsnotsshots (ahem, SHOTS) of lions in Africa, the Astroscope, and adapt it to my rig, but that's also pretty steep.Flir has a 1024 x 780 video camera that's about 20 grand.
I'd love to get some night vision goggles with HDMI out, but it all comes down to what the size of the sensor is and the amount of usable pixels you can get out of it.
Unlike visible light sensors for cameras, these sensors aren't made in as high a number and are pretty niche items.
https://www.amazon.com/FLIR-Systems-ThermoSight-640x480-Black/dp/B00NBW88US/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1473293161&sr=8-14&keywords=flir
People did give this el cheapo one high marks. There are decent videos on YouTube with this unit. Solomark Night Vision Monocular, Blue-infrared Illuminator Allows Viewing in the Dark-records Images and Video
Price: $145.99
https://www.amazon.com/Solomark-Monocular-Blue-infrared-Illuminator-Dark-records/dp/B00THZ2NFE/ref=sr_1_18?ie=UTF8&qid=1473293254&sr=8-18&keywords=flir
Here is the one I found. It doesn’t have crosshairs but I believe it should still get me much closer than the little notch.
Mini Monocular Binocular Compact, Joyzy Thumb Handy Monocular Scope
Normally $799
I believe the Sport version is $100 off as well. I bought the sport this morning.
SiOnyx Aurora Sport Night Vision Camera https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XJ86Q8G/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_XKs4DbGH05AAJ
A quick night vision search found Bestguarder 6x50mm HD Digital Night Vision Monocular with 1.5 inch TFT LCD and Camera & Camcorder Function Takes 5mp Photo & 720p Video from 350m Distance for night watching or observation, and Bushnell Equinox Z Digital Night Vision Monocular
They're cheap, non-military. and made in/shipped by China.