Preliminary Gemini 4 Crew Debriefing, Part II, 1965

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White
Okay, I think that the lighting to me was sur­
prisingly good.
I think that at one time there
was a press to put two white lights on either
side on the instrument panel. I think the lights
on the instrument panel should remain just as
they are.
I think we used the red light much more
than we used the white light. There was quite a
bit of time when you had to do a lot of out-the­
window operation at night and you wanted to have
some reference inside. The red light doesn't
seem to destroy your night ~eference at all. So
I think the instrument lights, the two on either
side above the panel, are satisfactory.
I also
thought the del etion of the red light in the cabin
light and the substitution of a bright white
light was certainly good. There were several times
when I wanted to get a reading on something right
away and I didn't want to fool around with dim
lighting. I would switch on the big bright light
and I was almost always able to get good readings.
Now when the sun was really bright in you face,
there was a period of time in which your eyes
had to adjust to the instrument panel before you
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