It sounds like something else to me...
Those others are a tad big to strap to your finger.
Well, perhaps I shouldn't say that as, I've not seen your finger! :-)
You mean you can use those for something other than throwing back and forth
at rock concerts? I thought that was their sole purpose! :)
Jon
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Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 12:38 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] [OT] Where I live - was [OM] How to photograph starry ni
ght skys?
Are you talking about those plastic lightsticks that you snap and shake to
activate and they glow for a few hours?
Various sizes and colors are available under the brand name "Cyalume" here in
U.S.
They're available all over the place here. Some towns give them out to kids
during Halloween trick-or-treating for safety (visibility).
American Cyanamid developed them around 1971 or 72. I was present at the
first demonstration the company gave, right here in New Jersey.
George S.
> 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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