zenith eyepiece
noun
Definition of zenith eyepiece
: an eyepiece or adapter containing a right-angle prism or a plane mirror to reflect the rays from an object near the zenith to the side of a refracting telescope for more convenient observation —called also diagonal eyepiece
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