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Message no. 1
From: Mongoose <evamarie@**********.NET>
Subject: Thermo lenses (was Re: Camo and Ruthenium)
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 01:53:33 -0700
-----Original Message-----
From: Nexx Many-Scars <Nexx3@***.COM>
Date: Sunday, August 02, 1998 2:17 PM
Subject: Re: Camo and Ruthenium

>Hey, I just had a thought. If someone with thermographic vision (be it
>through natural eyes or cyberware) looks through an optical image magnifier
>(not electronic), will they still be able to see in the thermo spectrum?


You mean an optical telscope, right? The answer is a fim maybe.
Obviously, thermographic imaging systems use lenses, so lenses work on themo
light. You can alos load normal slr cameras with IR film. However, I think
for some wavelengths (the longesat ones), you need special glass and coatings,
low reflectivity, I'd guess, as glass bounces low length IR.

Mongoose
PS- hows my new mailer? Giving anybody (besides me) trouble?
Message no. 2
From: Mike Elkins <MikeE@*********.COM>
Subject: Thermo lenses (was Re: Camo and Ruthenium) -Reply
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 11:44:45 -0500
>>If someone with thermographic vision (be it
>>through natural eyes or cyberware) looks through an optical image
magnifier
>>(not electronic), will they still be able to see in the thermo spectrum?
>
>
> You mean an optical telscope, right? The answer is a fim maybe.
>Obviously, thermographic imaging systems use lenses, so lenses work
>on themo light. You can alos load normal slr cameras with IR film.
>However, I think for some wavelengths (the longesat ones), you need
>special glass and coatings, low reflectivity, I'd guess, as glass
>bounces low length IR.

Actually, it is my understanding that your average lenses do NOT
transmit IR, or at least not nearly well enough. Quartz glass does,
though, and that is what imaging systems use. I believe that in order to
use IR film you also need a special IR lens too, for the same reason.

Double-Domed Mike
--Coughing and hacking so much I can't talk to my computer :(

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