Monoculars and Telescopes

There are times when we need some focus on things far away. When we want to see who’s saying "Hi" from across the street, read the menu board at a restaurant, or find the right aisle in the supermarket. Seeing details at a distance depends on a lot of things: lighting, our level of vision, and even the time of day. But in many cases, we can improve our chances of success by using a handy vision aid called a monocular.

A monocular is just another name for a portable telescope. Not the kind of telescope used by astronomers, but a small telescope you can fit in your pocket and hold with one hand. If you’ve used binoculars, you’ve already seen one. A monocular is just half a binocular: one small telescope you hold up to your eye to magnify something in the distance.

There are two basic types of monoculars: ones with a preset focus, and ones you focus yourself. You don’t need to adjust a preset monocular – you just put it up to your eye, and everything beyond a certain distance looks closer and sharper.

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