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object glass

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object glass

(General Physics) optics another name for objective¹¹

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Noun

object glass - the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed

object lens, objective lens, objective

compound microscope - light microscope that has two converging lens systems: the objective and the eyepiece

lens, lens system, lense - a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images

optical telescope - an astronomical telescope designed to collect and record light from cosmic sources

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Used camera is delivered without object glass. Each object glass is elected following to the working conditions, such as dimension of scanning chip, working distance between camera and scanned object, dimensions of scanned object.

Desing of additional check station with intelligent camera system

Swanson, along with some members of the Tacoma Astronomical Society, assisted in the installation of the jewel-like object glass. Later that evening, with a host of visitors in attendance, we opened the dome to reveal a sparkling winter night.