: the lens or combination of lenses at the eye end of an optical instrument
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This electric signal is subsequently rendered on a micro display LCD screen, which the user views through the eyepiece.
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Matt Morris, Space.com, 25 May 2025
The trick for this is to find binoculars with spacious eyepiece adjustments.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
His first forays into imaging the night sky saw Brecher capture the moon by holding a 'point and shoot' camera up to the eyepiece of his Celestron Ultima 200 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Hold the lens of the smartphone up to the eyepiece of a telescope.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2025
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Matt Morris, Space.com, 25 May 2025
The trick for this is to find binoculars with spacious eyepiece adjustments.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
His first forays into imaging the night sky saw Brecher capture the moon by holding a 'point and shoot' camera up to the eyepiece of his Celestron Ultima 200 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Hold the lens of the smartphone up to the eyepiece of a telescope.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Eyepiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyepiece. Accessed 3 Jun. 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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