: the lens or combination of lenses at the eye end of an optical instrument
Examples of eyepiece in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebThe focal length should be labeled somewhere on the eyepiece.—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 14 Jan. 2024 Instead of taking turns peering through the eyepiece, up to 10 people can stargaze simultaneously with the Unistellar app.—Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 29 July 2023 Comes with two eyepieces and a 3x Barlow lens, which can triple the power of each eyepiece for a wide range of magnifications.—Allen Foster, chicagotribune.com, 22 Feb. 2021 Unlike the existing telescope, which requires visitors to climb a ladder to look through the eyepiece, the new equipment features an eyepiece that’s accessible to wheelchair users.—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024 The Orion Nebula This is simply wondrous through the eyepiece of your telescope.—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2024 That’s the size of the scope’s bell—the end opposite the eyepiece—and the bigger the number, the bigger the bell.—T. Logan Metesh, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024 Late in the evening of October 5, 1923, Edwin Hubble sat at the eyepiece of the Hooker telescope at the Mount Wilson Observatory atop the mountains overlooking the Los Angeles basin.—WIRED, 12 Nov. 2023 People with a telescope can also take pictures through its eyepiece.—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2023
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