Group Homework 1.

9 (Answers)
1.Which optical device is similar to the
binoculars?
Optical devices that are similar to the binoculars,
which magnifies distant objects include telescopes
(used to view distant objects in space), glasses
(specifically the one which allows the person to see
distant objects clearly), and the camera (its lens
provide the user the skills to zoom or magnify a
distant object, however Polaroid cameras dont have
zoom buttons so they are not included).
2.Which part/s of the binocular allows you to see
the image in its correct orientation?
The two lenses, the objective and the eyepiece,
enable the user of the device to see the magnified
image; yet, the prisms let you see a correctly
oriented image when you look through a pair of
binoculars. There are two types of prisms in common
use, Porro prisms and roof prisms. The prisms serve
as the corrector for the image formed by the
objective lens (without prisms, obj. lens will form an
inverted and laterally reversed image), which will
give a corrected version of the image to the
eyepiece. Now, the eyepiece will magnify it, so the
final image formed is upright and enlarged. For more
information, refer to the diagram below:

Source: Birdwatching.com
3.What kind of lens is used as the objective lens
of a binocular used for hunting and fishing?
Usually, hunting and fishing binoculars needed
greater magnification and resolution for an image
than the normal binoculars. The objective lens of
these kinds of binoculars should be a large convex
lens, specifically a large biconvex lens. This lens has
a thin edge, which allows more light to pass through
the lens. Moreover, the lens also consist of a thicker
middle part since all the light rays that will pass
through the lens will converge in the thick part of the
lens, to form the image. (Microsoft Premium Encarta,
2009)

However, other combinations for the objective

lens of a binocular are being used by other
manufacturer of these optical devices. It uses a
combined convex and concave lenses for the image
to minimize color fringing, resulting in clearer
images. Moreover, they have the properties of a
biconvex lens, as stated in their composition.
(Nikon.com)

(Combined lenses: Achromatic doublet lens: a

combination of concave and convex lens with lesser
chromatic aberrations)
4.What kind of lens is used in the eyepiece of a
binocular used for hunting and fishing?
The usual assembly for the eyepiece that is used
in binoculars is the Kellners lenses combination. It is
composed of an achromatic doublet (combination of
a convex and a concave lens which provide lesser
chromatic aberrations; acts like a biconvex lens and
a singlet field lens (plano-convex or commonly used
as a biconvex lens). The diagram below shows an
example of the lens:

lenses.

Generally, the eyepiece is made up of convex

5.Using the same binocular, where should the

image from the objective lens fall with respect
to the eyepiece?
If the first image formed by the objective lens
will be corrected by the prisms, then the second
object will be the corrected first image (so the
image will be upright, smaller, and real). The second
object must be between F2 and V2, as stated in the
diagram, so it will become upright, enlarged, and
virtual:

(Let F be F2 and P be V2 because this is the second

part of the real diagram.)
6.Using the same binocular in no. 4, where
should the image from the eyepiece be so that
the image is on the same side of the object?
Similarly, the image from the eyepiece is formed
in a placed somewhere between (but not in between)
the radius of curvature and F2 (showed in diagram in
no. 4) so the image will be on the same side as the
object (virtual).
7.What kind of image is formed by the objective
lens by a far away object using the same
binocular above?
The objective lens will form an inverted, real,
and smaller image. As stated in the question, the
object is very far from the binoculars, so if we are
going to put it on graphical situation, the object can
be at infinity or beyond 2F (radius of curvature). Look
at the diagram below for more information:

8.What kind of image is formed by the eyepiece

and
what
are
the
complete
image
characteristics?
The image corrected by the prisms (upright
image) will be the object for the eyepiece. The
purpose of the eyepiece is to magnify the object, so
the final image will have an enlarged and upright
characteristic. In addition to that, the image formed
is virtual, since convex mirrors would always produce
a virtual image.