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<blockquote data-quote="TACTICAL66" data-source="post: 5430610" data-attributes="member: 23155"><p>TDD:</p><p>It depends. The green is way brighter outside when the laser is competing with ambient light. Examples: If you shine red onto a shaded target, say concrete and it's close you can see it. If the sun is on it and as the spot is farther from you then green may be better. The object you shine on is important too. Green grass reflects green, and not so much red- so a red laser is not seen as well with our eyes. The green can be better. Also, if you are doing alignment close, or even target shooting- if you know about where the laser is going to be then you have a good chance of seeing red. Green ever more so. If however, you may not know where to expect the spot, green will likely outshine red and you eye will pick it up much better. Our eyes were designed to pick up green, we are more sensitive to green light at about 550 nm, nanometers- tech definition of color wavelength. Older green lasers were typically 532nm close to our eyes so a good match. New green diodes are about 520nm- not as good but still close to ideal green color of our eye workings. Red lasers are 635nm (an orangish red) and is about the brightest red laser, typically from a diode. Lower cost reds are 650nm and even farther away from our peak acuity for green. So, for the most part the answer is yes. I think many know about human night vision- outside and our eyes tend to see more when we adjust to the darkness. Shine a flashlight nearby, and that night vision is shattered. Same with a green laser. Say you are shooting at dusk, dawn, or at night. A green laser, even at legal power levels could be too bright and mess up the shooter's night vision. A red laser may be better suited in that situation.</p><p>Sorry for the long answer but that's a bunch of info that may help you out and others.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TACTICAL66, post: 5430610, member: 23155"] TDD: It depends. The green is way brighter outside when the laser is competing with ambient light. Examples: If you shine red onto a shaded target, say concrete and it's close you can see it. If the sun is on it and as the spot is farther from you then green may be better. The object you shine on is important too. Green grass reflects green, and not so much red- so a red laser is not seen as well with our eyes. The green can be better. Also, if you are doing alignment close, or even target shooting- if you know about where the laser is going to be then you have a good chance of seeing red. Green ever more so. If however, you may not know where to expect the spot, green will likely outshine red and you eye will pick it up much better. Our eyes were designed to pick up green, we are more sensitive to green light at about 550 nm, nanometers- tech definition of color wavelength. Older green lasers were typically 532nm close to our eyes so a good match. New green diodes are about 520nm- not as good but still close to ideal green color of our eye workings. Red lasers are 635nm (an orangish red) and is about the brightest red laser, typically from a diode. Lower cost reds are 650nm and even farther away from our peak acuity for green. So, for the most part the answer is yes. I think many know about human night vision- outside and our eyes tend to see more when we adjust to the darkness. Shine a flashlight nearby, and that night vision is shattered. Same with a green laser. Say you are shooting at dusk, dawn, or at night. A green laser, even at legal power levels could be too bright and mess up the shooter's night vision. A red laser may be better suited in that situation. Sorry for the long answer but that's a bunch of info that may help you out and others. [/QUOTE]
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