slparker wrote:Wouldn't you just call it a telescope?
GPSGuided wrote:I sometimes use a dSLR with a telephoto lens to view a scene or object, that makes me monocular too.
Franco wrote:mickb is using the correct term.
A monocular is just half of a binocular , same design otherwise.
(eyepiece, prism, front objective)
A telescope generally has a drop in eyepiece, no prism, sometimes a mirror and front lense/s, designed for astronomy.
Then there is the spotting scope , designed for terrestrial viewing but like the telescope much larger than a typical monocular.
(BTW, that is why I refer to binoculars as "binoculars" not "a pair of binoculars" given that the suffix bi stands for two like bicycle vs monocycle...)
yes unicycle..sorry the Italian (!) word does use the prefix mono
Both mono and uni come from Latin meaning one or solo.
mickb wrote:GPSGuided wrote:I sometimes use a dSLR with a telephoto lens to view a scene or object, that makes me monocular too.
Well we can play with context but monocular in common usage relates to fairly large industry of items dinstinct from telescopes and cameras. Much in the way we have the term dagger separate from sword and if someone said they wanted to buy a moped there would generally not be a requirement to call it a motorbike
RonK wrote:mickb wrote:GPSGuided wrote:I sometimes use a dSLR with a telephoto lens to view a scene or object, that makes me monocular too.
A moped is not a motorbike -
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