Litton M944A Night Vision Monocular with c-mount

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The first two have sold,  This is my last available unit...

This legacy night vision monocular by Litton (now L3) provides an excellent entry point for the first time night vision astronomer at an affordable price.  The night sky can be viewed at 1X magnification with many more stars than via the naked eye.  Meteor watching is exceptional.  Telescope use is possible with inexpensive adapters.  Globular star clusters look nearly photographic.

This unit harkens back to the early 2000’s.  It houses a Gen 3 standard film image intensifier.  The rear ocular has been upgraded with a new/old stock ENVIS Milspec eyepiece and an all metal battery cap (vs stock plastic).  The front objective is also Milspec at 27mm/f1.2 (1X magnification).  The monocular is powered by one AA battery (included).  The housing is made of a glass infused injection molded polymer - the same material used in other military NV devices made by Litton/L3 like the PVS-15 goggle and PVS-18 monocular.  It is very durable.

This unit also comes with a c-mount adapter.  The front objective can be easily unthreaded by hand and replaced with the c-mount adapter.  The adapter allows for telescope configuration via a telescope nosepiece either 1.25-inch or 2-inch (not included in sale).  C-mount (TV) lenses and many other lens types can be fitted when using a proper c-mount to native lens format adapter,  e.g. Nikon, Canon, others (not included in this sale).

The base of the monocular has a ¼-20 threaded fitting for tripod adaptation.

This unit easily accommodates upgrade to a modern higher spec image tube if/when desired.  The existing tube can be extracted by hand by merely unscrewing the ocular and then applying a common lens spanner with pointed tips (tool not included in sale) to the tube retaining ring.  The tube can then be pushed out thru the rear (ocular end) with gentle hand pressure from the front.  I can provide further instructions if requested.

Condition of components:

  • Front objective lens and rear ocular glass elements are pristine
  • Housing cosmetic condition shows very light wear
  • Electronic functionality is perfect – the unit powers up immediately and the front IR LED lights up when switched on
  • The image intensifier tube is VERY CLEAN - shows at most one measurable small dark spot (see photo). 
  • Battery compartment is clean

Sale includes:

  1. Litton M944A monocular with rear ENVIS ocular (with short rubber eye guard) and front 1X night vision objective
  2. C-mount adapter (new/old stock)
  3. Lens caps
  4. One lithium battery

Price is:  $695

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*** This is an ITAR item, and can only be sold to US Persons residing within the United States ***

 Thanks for looking.