The Phoenix source is Arizona Art Supply at 118 W. Indian School, 602-264-9514. Rubylith is THE best for this purpose and is only a few dollars for a sheet large enough to make four screens. It also eliminates that off-axis screen glow that plagues other methods. Most programs 'night vision' mode is just not enough and many laptops don't have the range of brightness control needed. I find one layer of Rubylith is enough for mine. I use small pieces of double sided tape in the corners. It is thinner than velcro so I can close the lid and the sheet can easily be removed over and over as needed. Jack Jones Saguaro Astronomy Club Public Events Phoenix AZ spicastar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Joe, > > Go to Century Plastics on 16th Street just south of the River, west side of > the road. By now, he has had so much business from amateur astronomers > with laptops that he'll know what you want right away. He sells 1/16" and > 1/8" sheets; I like the latter because it is very rigid. His pricing seems > arbitrary. For one person it costs $5, and for another (because you're my > friend) it costs $15. Either way, it's a good deal. Get a sheet that fits > on the "frame" that surrounds your screen, and affix it with velcro. > > Tom Mozdzen showed me how to change the screen settings in Windows > (toolbars and the like), and with Megastar in light-gray mode, we have > found the laptop charts to be better for dark adaptation than red > flashlights on paper charts. Most folks, however, still seem to have their > settings too bright. > > Tom > > > At 08:56 AM 10/4/2003 -0700, you wrote: > >I know this has been discussed before, but I can't find it in an > >archive. > > > >Does anyone know a source for rubylith or other red filter material > >for use with a notebook computer in the field at night? > > > >I am in the East Valley (Chandler and I10) and closer is better. > > > >I think it is time I leave the Luddites and enter the 21st Century. > > > >Joe Larkin -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.