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1.2. DESCRIPTION AND DATA
1.2.1. DESCRIPTION
A. Purpose
ATN Mars series of Night Vision weapon sights is designed for
professional purposes. The series includes scopes with 2.5X
(ATN Mars 2), 4X (ATN Mars 4) and 6X (ATN Mars 6) magnifica-
tion.
Similar to all ATN scopes the ATN Mars features only the purest
grades of heav y glass and computer-aided optical designs to cre -
ate multi-element, high-speed, multi-coated lenses for ultra-fast
light transmission and resolution beyond current military stan-
dards. All optical lenses on the Mars scopes are individually fitted
and calibrated to achieve optimum performance.
B. Principle of Operation
The Mars operation is based on the principle of electron-optical
intensification of light. The input lens collects available ambient
light from source such as the moon, stars and sky glow and fo-
cuses it on the image intensifier tube photocathode. The tube am-
plifies the light and produces the viewable image projected from
the tube screen to the output lens.
C. Features and Limitations
The Mars has the following important features:
image intensifier tube.
Is mounted on MIL-STD-1913 /Picatinny rail.
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