Re: Registration

[Dave Everett <deverett@idx.com.au>]

At 06:56 17-01-99 -0800, you wrote:
>I'm designing for all video and no viewports. Not only are the hull
>penetrations much easier, but the pilot won't have to crawl on his belly
>like a reptile. And the spherical pressure hull can be placed amidships,
>with wanton disregard for forward visibility.
>
>As for IR, that's an interesting idea. I think IR illumination will
>backscatter just like visible light. Doesn't water absorb the red end of the
>spectrum first? :-o Joe

Certainly it wouldn't help you in murky water, but you might find that IR
CCD without a light source works in that type of environment.

Dave Everett.