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Subject: Re: [OM] [OT] Where I live - was [OM] How to photograph starry ni ght skys?
From: "Jon Wichman" <jwichman@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 12:15:39 -0600
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> A US company makes something we Brits call a 'finger torch".  I 
> understand that US Marine helo pilots use them at night when they are 
> using night vision goggles and don't wish to "flare" their gogs.  Our 
> boys managed to get hold of them for the Kosovo campaign.  The light 
> is a dull green colour (flat green?) and it straps to a finger (you 
> will be surprised to read ;-)).
> 
> It would be pretty cool to have one of these for small illumination 
> of your gear during night photography...
> 
> Chris
It sound like it indeed would!
Now that the topic is momentarily on photography, I wonder if you
could find a source for those on the web or something?
Or, are they still top-secret military only stuff?

Jon
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