The invention discloses a low light level detector which is based on a third generation proximity image intensifier and performs local gating at normal temperature. The low light level detector comprises a detector shell, wherein the detector shell is divided into an upper cavity and a lower cavity; a light measurement CCD, a video acquisition module, a field programmable gate array, a liquid crystal driving module, a power supply and a display screen are sequentially arranged in the upper cavity; one end, which is connected with the light measurement CCD, outside the upper cavity is providedwith a lens A; a pushbutton is arranged outside the other end of the upper cavity; a liquid crystal board, a third generation proximity type magnetic mirror array image intensifier, an optical fiber taper and an imaging CCD are sequentially arranged in the lower cavity; one end, which is connected with the liquid crystal board, outside the lower cavity is provided with a lens B; and the lens A andthe lens B are parallelly arranged. The detector automatically performs local gate control on light intensity, has wider dynamic application range, and can normally work and clearly image within thelight intensity range of between 10<-8> and 10<5>lx.