On 6 Sep 2003 13:42:07 -0700, (Doc) wrote:

How do you tell if you have a Plossl eyepiece?

Thanks

Not easy unless you take it apart to look - not really recommended but
if you feel comfortable about it... (just remember to put things back
exactly how they come out!).

A plossl is normally a pair of matching plano-convex doublets with the
two convex surfaces facing each other - close together but not quite
touching. You can normally see if each lens is a doublet by looking at
their edge, you'll see a line where the two components are cemented
together.

ChrisH

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