spotting scopes
Long-distance viewing instruments
A spotting scope is a small portable telescope, typically mounted on a tripod, used for observing distant objects.
Hunters use them to scout game, birdwatchers to identify species, and target shooters to see where their bullets land without walking to the target: She set up her spotting scope at the edge of the marsh.
- opticsScience of illumination
- eyepieceLens you look through
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- angledTurned from perpendicular
- focusConcentrated attention point
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- birdwatchingbirders, birdwatchers, ornithologists, binoculars, field guides
- birdingbirding, bird watching, birdwatcher, birder, binoculars
- marksmanshipmarksmanship, dry firing, accuracy, aim, target practice
- shooting rangesshooting range, gun range, lanes, firing range, firing line
- sporting goodsbaseballs, bats, baseball bats, balls, hockey pucks
- opticslens, lenses, mirror, mirrors, prism
spotting scopesnaked eye
Vision without optical instruments
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Optical enlargement instruments
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