Reddening interior lights for astronomy outings? |
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TheBum
Senior Member Joined: 26 Feb 2016 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 1407 |
Topic: Reddening interior lights for astronomy outings? Posted: 29 Mar 2016 at 5:14pm |
One of the things I plan to do with our Boom-n-Bake-n-Pod is drive it to dark sky sights to do some star gazing. I need a way to make the interior lights red so that I don't de-acclimate my eyes if I need to go in the 'Pod for something.
I'd like something that goes over the ceiling lights rather than use red light bulbs/LEDs. I could get a red gel-sheet to make dome-shaped filters, bit I'd prefer something premade. Does anybody know of any product that would work? BTW, I'm not worrying about the bathroom light; I just won't turn it on. Thanks. Alan |
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codycountry
Senior Member Joined: 26 Jan 2014 Location: Wyo Online Status: Offline Posts: 168 |
Posted: 29 Mar 2016 at 5:35pm |
How about getting some red sunglasses for inside use (Elton John style) and not messing with it?
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jato
Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3257 |
Posted: 29 Mar 2016 at 5:54pm |
that is a great idea !
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God's pod
'11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
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Leo B
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4517 |
Posted: 29 Mar 2016 at 6:06pm |
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Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
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Leo B
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4517 |
Posted: 29 Mar 2016 at 6:08pm |
Depending on the shapes, try some of the police supply on line stores. Most cruisers have a red tinted interior light, for the same reason, to not affect your night vision when in and out of the cruiser on stops etc.
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Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
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codycountry
Senior Member Joined: 26 Jan 2014 Location: Wyo Online Status: Offline Posts: 168 |
Posted: 29 Mar 2016 at 6:10pm |
Thank you Jato. Glad to assist. I do have a lucid thought every once in a while. Usually no one is around to tell it to. Plus I need to post more posts so I can stop being a Guppie. Or Grouper. Snow is flying here in Cody, Wy. Rpod is still under the cover and camping season here yet a while away.
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TheBum
Senior Member Joined: 26 Feb 2016 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 1407 |
Posted: 29 Mar 2016 at 6:33pm |
They'd have to be wrap-arounds. :) |
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TheBum
Senior Member Joined: 26 Feb 2016 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 1407 |
Posted: 29 Mar 2016 at 6:34pm |
Good idea. I would have never thought of that. |
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jato
Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3257 |
Posted: 29 Mar 2016 at 7:31pm |
Cody, Just got rid of our 7 - 8 inches of snow that we got just before Easter weekend. Now we are to get some more this weekend. Perfect timing when I get off work and supposed to cut some trees down for firewood, on our 9th face cord so far this winter. Our pod is still snuggled in our horse barn, screaming to come out of hibernation. How much snow are you supposed to get, I think your system is the same one we are to get either Friday or Saturday with the snow. How much snow do you still have on the ground?
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God's pod
'11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062 |
Posted: 29 Mar 2016 at 8:04pm |
I would forget making the factory lights red. Too intense even if they are red, I would still worry about affecting your acclimation. Get a battery powered camping light and convert it to red.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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