I see everything

[xp29]

I think it's the "noise" of the helicopters. I bet they really pick up on that air vibration feeling. The smaller ones she doesn't really notice, but when the National Guard uses the airfield for refueling, she definitely notices the Chinooks and Blackhawks lol Love watching the Chinooks, even though they're probably off to rescue somebody who tried to summit Rainier. But should have maybe tried walking downtown Seattle first lol Just walking from the light rail station to Pike place / waterfront and back is worthy of a badge lol

I just moved back from there, the girlfriend was a regional manager for an apartment management company there. Thrive was their name. That is a FANTASTIC place to get out and explore if your an outdoorsie type of person.

 

[BPSabelhaus]

I do wonder what they might see in the IR range of light. I bet the engines and such are dazzling lol

 

[xp29]

Wow that's weird, I was repling to Bpsabkehaus

I do wonder what they might see in the IR range of light. I bet the engines and such are dazzling lol

Oh I hadn't thought of that. Now I'm curious

 

[ChileanTaco]

For most animals that can see IR, the resolution is pretty low*. Wouldn't expect "dazzling engines", but maybe rather a blob of something warm around / behind.
Also the dragon's "third eye" is delivering no real resolved image, but just some kind of a sensation. I would guess comparable what we can see out of the corner of the eye: Movements, and everything more shadow-and-blob-like.

*It's just a physics thing: The wavelength. Longer wavelength (IR is significant longer than optical or UV) means lower resolution under otherwise the same conditions. Same thing why astronomical images from radio telescopes (much longer wavelength than optical) look ways less detailed than those from conventional optical telescopes. One can use certain tricks to overcome this, especially how the data are processed (= in animals: what the brain does with it) like combining with higher-resolution images in other wavelength ranges or taking images under a slight offset angle, but "there is only so much".

 

[xp29]

For most animals that can see IR, the resolution is pretty low*. Wouldn't expect "dazzling engines", but maybe rather a blob of something warm around / behind.
Also the dragon's "third eye" is delivering no real resolved image, but just some kind of a sensation. I would guess comparable what we can see out of the corner of the eye: Movements, and everything more shadow-and-blob-like.

*It's just a physics thing: The wavelength. Longer wavelength (IR is significant longer than optical or UV) means lower resolution under otherwise the same conditions. Same thing why astronomical images from radio telescopes (much longer wavelength than optical) look ways less detailed than those from conventional optical telescopes. One can use certain tricks to overcome this, especially how the data are processed (= in animals: what the brain does with it) like combining with higher-resolution images in other wavelength ranges or taking images under a slight offset angle, but "there is only so much".

The 3rd eye is a photo sensor, it detects variations in light I.E. shadows. It doesn't actually 'see' anything. It's an adaptation to help them avoid aerial predation.

 

[BPSabelhaus]

For most animals that can see IR, the resolution is pretty low*. Wouldn't expect "dazzling engines", but maybe rather a blob of something warm around / behind.
Also the dragon's "third eye" is delivering no real resolved image, but just some kind of a sensation. I would guess comparable what we can see out of the corner of the eye: Movements, and everything more shadow-and-blob-like.

*It's just a physics thing: The wavelength. Longer wavelength (IR is significant longer than optical or UV) means lower resolution under otherwise the same conditions. Same thing why astronomical images from radio telescopes (much longer wavelength than optical) look ways less detailed than those from conventional optical telescopes. One can use certain tricks to overcome this, especially how the data are processed (= in animals: what the brain does with it) like combining with higher-resolution images in other wavelength ranges or taking images under a slight offset angle, but "there is only so much".

Well, dazzling to us who don't normally see such things lol She sees it in her enclosure I'm sure, but it's not moving. If I happened to go outside and suddenly static things are moving, I'd be asking what was in that tea I had lol Maybe not awestruck, but definitely attention worthy.

 

[ChileanTaco]

The 3rd eye is a photo sensor, it detects variations in light I.E. shadows. It doesn't actually 'see' anything. It's an adaptation to help them avoid aerial predation.

Exactly.
(For IR, I referred to those clearly having that sense, not to the third eye exactly - why even those likely can't see "bright engine exhaust".)
The third eye: In addition to that, as far as I know, it also has the function of linking hormone production, activity to the amount of light. For dragons it's done with signals from that organ, whereas for humans (and likely other mammals) that's coming from the eye.
This is why certain forms of visual impairment in humans cause much more problems than "can't see", and for dragons also that's the case for a damage to their "third eye".