It looks like a Bigfoot or UFO photo
If you can afford it I would aspire to getting some real NV some day. Not simply because it would be more effective, but also because I think you would appreciate it just like you appreciate good firearms. I doubt you can get Gen III, but any Gen II with a 25mm tube would be good. Greater resolution (Gen II NOT Gen I) is better as well as S/N. After that photosensitivity and selective spectral response in the Near-IR range is helpful but not necessary.
Used ones are 1/4 to 1/3 the price of new and usually a good value. The tubes are made to last thousands to ten thousand hours. Most of my gear is top of the line military gear that is not available anywhere else on the planet outside of the US, not even to allied military due to the Figure or Merit (FOM) ratings (photoresponse x resolution). But my only rifle scope is a commercial Gen II 25mm tube model made in 1995 that looks like a roll of toilet paper on my rifle
It looks like a piece of crap. When I look through it I can see it was made in Spotsylvania there are so many spots in it
But the performance is absolutely incredible. You guys can also get the modern European Gen II that is called "Supergen" and some other things. You probably don't need it but it is pretty amazing. As long as there is some tiny ambient light or starlight it can match or surpass most US Gen III.