: the lens or combination of lenses at the eye end of an optical instrument
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Key features: 50mm objective lens diameter, four eyepieces, three Barlow lenses, manual yoke mount, free download to astronomy software program.
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Kat Bayly, Space.com, 10 July 2025
That’ll have a much wider aperture than a high-magnification eyepiece.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 6 July 2025
Roof prism design puts the objective lenses directly in line with the eyepieces, giving you the H-shape common in binoculars these days.
—Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 25 June 2025
Eye Relief: Eye relief refers to the ideal distance from your eye to the eyepiece glass.
—Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 25 June 2025
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Kat Bayly, Space.com, 10 July 2025
That’ll have a much wider aperture than a high-magnification eyepiece.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 6 July 2025
Roof prism design puts the objective lenses directly in line with the eyepieces, giving you the H-shape common in binoculars these days.
—Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 25 June 2025
Eye Relief: Eye relief refers to the ideal distance from your eye to the eyepiece glass.
—Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 25 June 2025
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“Eyepiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyepiece. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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eyepiece
noun
eye·piece
ˈī-ˌpēs 
: the lens or combination of lenses at the eye end of an optical instrument (as a microscope or telescope)
Medical Definition
eyepiece
noun
eye·piece
ˈī-ˌpēs
: the lens or combination of lenses at the eye end of an optical instrument
called also ocular
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