Night Owl Optics stands as the industry leader in offering its customers the wide range of night vision products. The products of this brand is been engineered with advanced technology and has an exclusive internal steel rod stringer system. This enhances the durability of the device. Night Owl Discovery NODS3 3x Night Vision Monocular belongs to the Discovery Series of the brand. The product of Night Owl are been showcased categorised based on its functionality and the application.

Model: Discovery NODS3 3x Night Vision Monocular

This NODS3 night vision monocular is been designed with the ergonomics with the dimension of 173 x 87 x 63 mm and weighing just 454 grams. This belongs to the generation 1 type that suits best for the travelers and the serious naturists. Making it suitable for extensive level of usage it been powered up with the battery power of type 2AA.

Night Owl Discovery NODS3 3x Night Vision Monocular

The performance:

When the user starts to view through the eyepiece the light available is been transmitted through the optical lens to the embedded intensifier tube. The transmitted energy produces the image with the internal technology and brings to the eyesight the magnified vision of the viewing object.

Magnification:

Offered just 3.1x makes the objects transmit by increasing the size by 3.1 times. Although this is not a big one in magnification, it suits for observing nature in the night sky.

Focal length and the Field of View:

Night Owl Discovery NODS3 3.1x Magnification Monocular offers a focal length of 50mm and the aperture of 1:1.2, this makes it a simple basic model yet delivers good observation. The field of view at the distance of the 1000m and 1000yards is 191m and 628ft respectively. The technical of the next model in this series NODS5 is better compared to this device.

Focus:

Functioning with the central focusing, it offers a focus range starting from 4 feet that is 1.5m to infinity. The material used in this is glass. The focus can be adjusted with the embedded diopter and the diopter can be adjusted from -4 to +4 range.

More to Note:

The resolution of Night Owl Discovery NODS3 3x Cradle Handle Monocular is 24 lp and it is the same with the advanced model of this series NODS5. The suitable operating temperature is -30 degree C to + 45 degree C. This Monocular is been featured with a handle cradle that offers easy one hand operation. It is been embedded with a powerful built-in infrared illuminator and a tripod mount.

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Night Owl Discovery 3.1x Night Monocular - Technical Specification Table

Manufacturer Night Owl Optics
Model Name Discovery NODS3 3x Night Vision Monocular
Model Number NODS3
Magnification 3.1x
Dimensions 173 x 87 x 63 mm
Aperture 1:1.2
Material used Glass
Diopter adjustment -4 to +4
Focus range 4 feet/1.5m to infinity
Weight 454 grams
Applications Low light viewing, general observation
Spectral sensitivity 400-900 nm
Power supply Battery
Battery type 2AA
Field of view @ 1000m 191m
Additional features Handle cradle
Built-in infrared illuminator and tripod mount
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