night scope
See without light
A night scope is an optical device that allows the user to see in darkness, typically mounted on a rifle or used as handheld binoculars.
Night scopes amplify available light or detect infrared radiation to produce a visible image: The hunter fitted a night scope to track wild hogs after sunset.
Military and law enforcement applications dominate, though civilian versions exist for hunting and surveillance.
- infraredHeat-bearing electromagnetic waves
- thermalPertaining to warmth
- heat signatureDetectable infrared emission pattern
- visionAbility to see
- darknessTotal absence of light
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- gun partsbarrel, barrels, trigger, triggers, bolt
- Night Visionimage intensifier, infrared, thermal imaging, thermal imager, thermal camera
- naval instrumentssextant, compass, periscope, gyroscope, chronometer
- OptoelectronicsLED, laser, photodiode, phototransistor, photocell