Binoculars have three main parts: the objective lens, prisms and the ocular lens. Binocular lenses are thicker in the middle and taper out to a thinner edge, which bends light toward the middle. These ...
Who said astronomy binoculars have to be big? These quirky pocket-sized ‘constellation binoculars’ offer just 2.1x magnification yet with 44 mm objective lenses let a lot of light in. The result is an ...
A microscope is a scientific instrument used to magnify small objects so they can be seen larger than life. The simplest microscope is a single lens called a magnifying glass. The larger, more ...