[ELI5] Why is night vision green ?
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It’s a trope that isn’t really true anymore.
Early gen 1 and 2 night vision used phosphor tubes which produced a green image. This was cause by how photons reacted with the phosphor and were amplified.
Like I said that’s old school. Most sets these days produce a white image and use digital sensors though some still use tubes which give a white image.
It’s much better for eye strain etc because it engages all of your rods and cones rather than just the green receptors
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