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Field guide to binoculars and scopes

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Field guide to binoculars and scopes/ Paul R. Yoder, Jr. & Daniel Vukobratovich.
Author:	Yoder, Paul R.
other author:	Vukobratovich, Daniel.
Published:	Bellingham, Wash. (1000 20th St. Bellingham WA 98225-6705 USA) :SPIE, : 2011.,
Description:	1 online resource ([140] p.) :digital file. :
Notes:	"SPIE Digital Library."--Website.
Subject:	Binoculars. -
Online resource:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/3.890095
ISBN:	9780819486509 (electronic)

Field guide to binoculars and scopes
Yoder, Paul R.

Field guide to binoculars and scopes[electronic resource] /Paul R. Yoder, Jr. & Daniel Vukobratovich. - Bellingham, Wash. (1000 20th St. Bellingham WA 98225-6705 USA) :SPIE,2011. - 1 online resource ([140] p.) :digital file. - The field guide series ;19. - SPIE field guides ;v. FG02.

"SPIE Digital Library."--Website.

Includes bibliographical references.

Glossary -- Fundamentals -- What are binoculars and scopes? -- How are these instruments used -- Basic optical system parameters -- Instrument size and weight --

Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.

Modern binoculars and scopes meet a variety of user needs. This Field Guide provides readers with a concise, organized reference that explains the functions and configurations of instruments commonly used by bird watchers, hunters, amateur astronomers, and military and law-enforcement members. This book also addresses the rationale behind instrument design choices, with hardware examples illustrating specific arrangements and features.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

ISBN: 9780819486509 (electronic)

Standard No.: 10.1117/3.890095doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

877411
Binoculars.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: QC373.B55 / Y63 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 681/.412

Field guide to binoculars and scopes
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505 0 $a Pertinent eye parameters -- Structure of the eye -- Pupil size -- Interpupillary distance -- Resolving power -- Accommodation -- Stereoscopic capability -- Luminosity and chromatic sensitivities --
505 0 $a Basic configurations -- Galilean systems -- Keplerian systems --
505 0 $a Binoculars -- Binocular types, general considerations -- Compact binoculars -- Mid-size binoculars -- Full-size binoculars -- Giant mounted binoculars -- High-magnification and wide-angle binoculars -- Military and law enforcement binoculars -- Astronomical binoculars --
505 0 $a Monoculars and spotting scopes -- Monoculars -- Spotting scopes --
505 0 $a Riflescopes and weapon sights -- Riflescopes -- Weapon sights --
505 0 $a Astronomical scopes -- Refracting form -- Newtonian, Cassegrain, and Gregorian forms -- Schmidt-Cassegrain and Schmidt-Gregorian -- Forms -- Maksutov-Cassegrain form -- Richest-field form --
505 0 $a Mounts for astronomical binoculars and scopes -- Light-duty mounts -- Heavy-duty mounts -- Tripod attributes -- More about equatorial mounts -- Dobsonian mounts -- GOTO drives --
505 0 $a Binocular and scope performance -- Stereoscopic vision through a binocular -- Resolving power with optics -- Binocular/scope efficiency -- Handheld-binocular efficiency -- Distortion effects -- Limiting magnitude of a binocular or scope -- Diffraction effects -- Obscuration effects -- Atmospheric scatter effects -- Atmospheric seeing effects (elevated path) -- Atmospheric seeing effects (horizontal path) --
505 0 $a Optical system considerations -- Focusing for different target locations -- The diopter adjustment -- Erecting prisms -- Prism refractive-index effects -- Lens erecting systems -- Eyepiece configurations -- Selection of interchangeable eyepieces -- The field stop -- Parallax -- Light transmission -- Vignetting -- Stray light -- Light baffles -- Reticles -- Variable-magnification (zoom) systems -- Image stabilization techniques -- Rangefinding techniques --
505 0 $a Mechanical system considerations -- Overall size of a binocular -- Weight of a binocular -- Ergonomics -- Environmental considerations -- Housing design -- Binocular hinge mechanisms -- Binocular collimation mechanisms -- Object focus mechanisms -- Diopter adjustment mechanisms -- Sealing and purging --
505 0 $a Photography through binoculars and scopes -- Basic photography techniques -- Interfacing the camera -- Integral cameras --
505 0 $a Maintenance of binoculars and scopes -- Protection and cleaning of the instrument -- Testing the instrument -- Test setups and methods -- Modular construction --
505 0 $a Desirable instrument attributes -- General considerations -- Attributes for bird watching binoculars -- Attributes for hunting binoculars -- Attributes for military binoculars -- Attributes for astronomical binoculars -- Attributes for spotting scopes -- Attributes for astronomical refractor scopes -- Attributes for Newtonian scopes -- Attributes for catadioptric scopes --
505 0 $a Equation summary -- Bibliography -- Index.
506 $a Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.
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