Night Owl Explorer Marine Pro Night Vision Scope

by Night Owl

Product Features

• Weather-resistant two-piece rubber-coated body; 100-percent waterproof for use in any weather condition
• Has ergonomic soft-touch control buttons and indicator lights
• Superior optical resolution
• Range of view is 650 feet
• This item is prohibited from export outside the US

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

I have been looking for an affordable night vision scope for years, and I believe I have found it in the aptly named Night Owl Explorer. The well-thought-out design and powerful optics make this scope a pure pleasure to use. Since finding it, I have spent many nights standing on my back porch exploring with my eyes the area around my home.

With the Night Owl, you will see an image as if you just looked through a regular optical device, except the image will appear in a monochrome green color.

This little gem literally turns night into day: There is not an area in my yard that is not visible to me, even on the darkest of nights. It works like a powerful spotlight, directing a very bright beam visible only through the lens.

The Night Owl fit my hand perfectly, and the deep blue rubber outer coating made for a nice look and feel, while also weatherproofing the unit. The handy strap held it tight to my palm, placing both the Power and the Illuminator buttons directly under my fingers for easy control. The care taken with the Night Owl extends to the smallest of details, including power management: Simply setting it down turns the power off so you will never accidently run the batteries down. --Dave Cole

Pros

• Small and lightweight
• Ergonomic design
• Effectively turns night into day
• Water resistant
• Built-in Illuminator

Cons

• No tripod mounting
• Separate focus for front and rear lenses
• Slightly soft focus at the edges of the field

Product Description

Waterproof model

524' field of view; 650' range of view

Soft-touch control buttons and indicator lights

48mm high-grade camera quality lens

Objective lens: 80mm focal length, 4-element glass construction; ocular lens: 12mm focal length, 5-element glass construction

Built-in infrared illuminator

Spectral sensitivity: 400-900nm

Weight: 1.5 lbs.

Uses one 3V Lithium battery

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5 x 11 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005AQ9C
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #247,712 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

66 of 67 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb, June 21, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Night Owl Explorer Marine Pro Night Vision Scope (Electronics)

This thing delivers exactly what it promises: it enables one to see in darkness! Within a city you will hardly find a spot dark enough to fully appreciate the scope, but in the country side at night this thing is incredible. The built-in infrared light source allows one to see in pitch black. The image is monochrome (greenish) and is distorted towards the edges, sort of like if you are looking through a bubble. Even so, the effective viewing angle is wide enough for comfortable viewing. Also, I was quite impressed with quality of the optics: if you adjust the eye-piece to your eye, the focus ring allows to get a very sharp image from just a few feet to infinity! I found a minor defect, however: The battery lid appeared to not provide a good contact to the battery, so I had to tweak the lid slightly for the power to come on. The construction of the body and the objective's assembly, however, seemed smooth and very sturdy.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars night owl night vision, September 21, 2005

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Steven Brown - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Night Owl Explorer Marine Pro Night Vision Scope (Electronics)

nice scope, feels hefty and appears to be well made. glass optics good light gathering abilities.large objective lense with nice metal screw on lense protector. Only drawback I found was the battery compartment was tiny and kind of hard to screw the battery cap on.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good for the price, March 29, 2007

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Seagrass chik "diverdownbelow" (Sunny South Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Night Owl Explorer Marine Pro Night Vision Scope (Electronics)

I have been using this scope on the beach at night to monitor sea turtle nesting. When up close, the image is excellent, but not so good for far away (more than 100-200 ft). Very easy to use, and the fact that it's waterproof is a plus (haven't dropped it in the ocean yet!). You can't really get a feel for how good the image is in a residential area, but out on the beach, with the moonlight, it rocks. Most of the time I don't even need the IR illuminator. To save power, turn it off, and it will still provide an image with the available light for almost 5 minutes. If you're looking to see things that are far away, this scope won't work well, but for things that are close by (say, from one end of the backyard to the other) it's a good deal. I put mine in a hard sided padded carrying case, since it gets bounced around on the ATV, and haven't had a problem yet