Telescope
First Claim
1. A telescope, comprising:
- a main tube being provided at front and rear ends with an objective lens and an eyepiece, respectively, both of which are formed from optical lenses, and at a position between said objective lens and said eyepiece with a focuser;
a mode switching mechanism substantially located in front of said eyepiece at a predetermined position;
a digital image store device located behind said mode switching mechanism; and
a focusing control device located between said main tube and said digital image store device but before said eyepiece; and
said mode switching mechanism being operable to cause optical axes of said telescope and said digital image store device to parallel with each other, such that said digital image store device is able to receive images exactly the same as those viewed at said eyepiece of said telescope, enabling said telescope to be used not only for observation but also recording from a distant location.
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Abstract
A telescope includes a main tube having an objective lens and an eyepiece, and a focuser located between the objective lens and the eyepiece; a mode switching mechanism located in front of the eyepiece and including an external switch lever and an internal flip mirror fixedly connected to the switch lever; a digital image store device located behind the main tube for receiving and processing incoming video and audio signals, storing the processed signals on a memory, and displaying the video signals on a liquid crystal display; and a focusing control device located between the main tube and the digital image store device. By operating the switch lever, optical axes of the telescope and the digital image store device can be brought to parallel with each other for the digital image store device to receive and record images exactly the same as those being viewed with the telescope.
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1. A telescope, comprising:
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a main tube being provided at front and rear ends with an objective lens and an eyepiece, respectively, both of which are formed from optical lenses, and at a position between said objective lens and said eyepiece with a focuser;
a mode switching mechanism substantially located in front of said eyepiece at a predetermined position;
a digital image store device located behind said mode switching mechanism; and
a focusing control device located between said main tube and said digital image store device but before said eyepiece; and
said mode switching mechanism being operable to cause optical axes of said telescope and said digital image store device to parallel with each other, such that said digital image store device is able to receive images exactly the same as those viewed at said eyepiece of said telescope, enabling said telescope to be used not only for observation but also recording from a distant location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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