look through one side of a pair of binoculars n' see everything right side up?
2007-06-10 08:44:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
That bendy part is an erecting prism called a "porro prism". You can buy them seperately to put on your telescope as one of three common ways to erect your image. Other ways are to use a 45 degree Schmitt prism and an erecting eyepiece adapter.
2007-06-10 10:19:08 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Astronomical telescopes use the fewest possible optical elements in order to minimize distortion. To flip the image, you can add a prism at the eyepiece.
Using an astronomical telescope to look stuf near the horizon, you see it right side up by standing toward the front of the telescope and slightly to one side with the top of your head toward the back of the telescope.
2007-06-10 18:12:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually the prism inside the binoculars that redirects the light to the eyepieces is also designed to flip the image right-side up.
2007-06-10 15:53:09 · answer #3 · answered by stork5100 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In terms of optical devices: binoculars are refractive not reflective like most telescopes
2007-06-10 15:55:17 · answer #4 · answered by kennyk 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
To say it the simplest, MIRRORS.
2007-06-10 19:03:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋