Icon class icon_class fas fa-quote-left icon_class_computed fas fa-quote-left Related content The first known practical telescopes were refracting telescopes An eyepiece is a type of lens that is attached to a variety of optical devices such as telescopes and microscopes. Source Wikipedia Copyright information Text from Wikipedia and Wiktionary web pages quoted for educational purposes is subject to the Wikipedia Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike Licence Snippet kind INFO Keywords eyepiece ocular lens lens Previous snippet Full quote An eyepiece, or ocular lens, is a type of lens that is attached to a variety of optical devices such as telescopes and microscopes. It is so named because it is usually the lens that is closest to the eye when someone looks through the device. URL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyepiece Next snippet The objective lens or mirror collects light and brings it to focus creating an image. Related snippets The first known practical telescopes were refracting telescopes invented in the Netherlands at the beginning of the 17th century, by using glass lenses. All refracting telescopes use the same principles. The combination of an objective lens and some type of eyepiece is used to gather more light than the human eye is able to collect on its own, focus it, and present the viewer with a brighter, clearer, ... Related snippets (backlinks) The objective lens or mirror collects light and brings it to focus creating an image. The eyepiece is placed near the focal point of the objective to magnify this image. The amount of magnification depends on the focal length of the eyepiece. Visit also Visit also (backlinks) Flags
