It depends!
In the Galilean telescope (positive objective; negative eyepiece) the
image formed by the objective is presented as a *virtual* object to the
eyepiece.
Bob Sciamanda
Physics, Edinboro Univ of PA (em)
trebor@velocity.net http://www.velocity.net/~trebor
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pete Lohstreter" <plohstreter@MAIL.HOCKADAY.ORG>
To: <PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu>
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 05:31 PM
Subject: Re: Diverging lenses
The eyepiece (either cc or cv) produces a virtual and therefore erect
image of the real and therefore inverted image formed by the objective
lens.
Pete Lohstreter Happy is he who gets to know the
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