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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Objective Lens Diameter
The viewing scope of the range finder is monocular like a telescope or spotting scope but with a smaller objective lens.
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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
Use binoculars, a spotting scope, or a telephoto lens for a good view.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 8 June 2023
Denali rangers dispatched to the area used a spotting scope to look for survivors.
—Melissa Alonso, CNN, 6 May 2023
One of the rangers used a spotting scope and saw two skis and an orange bag in the avalanche debris.
—Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 5 May 2023
Favorite amenities in the two-story suite include a heated jacket wardrobe that will keep your parka toasty prior to your arctic expedition and the Swarovski ATX Interior spotting scope, optimal for the best view of all the wildlife this ship will cruise alongside.
—Zachary Laks, CNN, 19 Apr. 2022
Bring binoculars or a spotting scope.
—Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 20 Aug. 2020
Standard features such as tripod mounts, angled eye-pieces, and zoom-lenses make long-term observation much more feasible with a spotting scope.
—The Editors, Outdoor Life, 11 Nov. 2020
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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
Use binoculars, a spotting scope, or a telephoto lens for a good view.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 8 June 2023
Denali rangers dispatched to the area used a spotting scope to look for survivors.
—Melissa Alonso, CNN, 6 May 2023
One of the rangers used a spotting scope and saw two skis and an orange bag in the avalanche debris.
—Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 5 May 2023
Favorite amenities in the two-story suite include a heated jacket wardrobe that will keep your parka toasty prior to your arctic expedition and the Swarovski ATX Interior spotting scope, optimal for the best view of all the wildlife this ship will cruise alongside.
—Zachary Laks, CNN, 19 Apr. 2022
Bring binoculars or a spotting scope.
—Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 20 Aug. 2020
Standard features such as tripod mounts, angled eye-pieces, and zoom-lenses make long-term observation much more feasible with a spotting scope.
—The Editors, Outdoor Life, 11 Nov. 2020
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First Known Use
1921, in the meaning defined above
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“Spotting scope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spotting%20scope. Accessed 11 Dec. 2023.
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