Spotting Scopes

The spotting scope is a small portable telescope mainly for looking at terrestrial objects, normally be used in conjunction with a tripod for stability, some of the smaller models come with a desktop tripod. Primarily used for used for bird watching & other naturalist activities, for hunting, verifying a marksman's shots, and for any other application at distance that requires more magnification than a pair of binoculars may offer. Spotting scope eyepieces are usually interchangeable to give different magnifications generally in the region of 60x with zoom eyepieces also available. The scope eyepiece mount layout can be "straight-through" (the eyepiece is on the same axis as the body of the scope), or "angled" (the eyepiece is at an angle of usually 45 degrees to the body of the spotting scope). Popular models include the Celestron Ultima, Hummingbird & Landscout ranges.