spotting scope
noun
: a lightweight portable telescope that is usually mounted on a tripod and used for viewing wildlife and terrestrial objects and features
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Cautiously, Butch looked first and then ducked back and dug for the spotting scope.
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Jim Carmichel, Outdoor Life, 25 July 2024
Likewise, rangefinder and utility pockets, rifle slings, spotting scope sleeves, and more hunting-specific options can be added to turn the base pack into your own.
—Justin Park, Popular Mechanics, 31 Aug. 2023
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Objective Lens Diameter
The viewing scope of the range finder is monocular like a telescope or spotting scope but with a smaller objective lens.
—Justin Park, Popular Mechanics, 28 Aug. 2023
For comparison, most binoculars have 40- to 50-millimeter objective lenses and spotting scopes will be 50- to 100-millimeters.
—Justin Park, Popular Mechanics, 28 Aug. 2023
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Jim Carmichel, Outdoor Life, 25 July 2024
Likewise, rangefinder and utility pockets, rifle slings, spotting scope sleeves, and more hunting-specific options can be added to turn the base pack into your own.
—Justin Park, Popular Mechanics, 31 Aug. 2023
Eye These Up, Too: Best Night-Vision Goggles • Best Binoculars • Best Telescopes
Objective Lens Diameter
The viewing scope of the range finder is monocular like a telescope or spotting scope but with a smaller objective lens.
—Justin Park, Popular Mechanics, 28 Aug. 2023
For comparison, most binoculars have 40- to 50-millimeter objective lenses and spotting scopes will be 50- to 100-millimeters.
—Justin Park, Popular Mechanics, 28 Aug. 2023
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“Spotting scope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spotting%20scope. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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