lunettes d'approche

English translation: finder scope

21:56 Jul 11, 2018
French to English translations [PRO]
Science - Astronomy & Space / From a text from the 1700s
French term or phrase: lunettes d'approche
Duane Wright
United States
Local time: 20:40
English translation:finder scope
Explanation:
The "lunettes d'approche" on an astronomical telescope is the equivalent of a telescopic sight on a rifle - it helps the user aim at the intended target.

https://lovethenightsky.com/how-to-align-a-finderscope/
Welcome to our beginner's guide to aligning a finderscope with a telescope. ... A reflex sight finderscope does not have lenses to magnify the view through it.
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Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 23:40
Grading comment
As the text deals with astronomy, and the term in question deals with an improvement in accuracy of telescopes, via its development/invention, this answer seems quite helpful.
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4 +1spy-glass
Kevin Oheix
4finder scope
Jennifer Levey


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lunettes d\'approche
finder scope


Explanation:
The "lunettes d'approche" on an astronomical telescope is the equivalent of a telescopic sight on a rifle - it helps the user aim at the intended target.

https://lovethenightsky.com/how-to-align-a-finderscope/
Welcome to our beginner's guide to aligning a finderscope with a telescope. ... A reflex sight finderscope does not have lenses to magnify the view through it.

Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 23:40
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
As the text deals with astronomy, and the term in question deals with an improvement in accuracy of telescopes, via its development/invention, this answer seems quite helpful.
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daryo
1 hr

disagree  Philippe Barré: Finder ("a low-power telescope with a wide field of view that has its optical axis aligned with the main telescope") is the English translation "chercheur" ("lunette auxiliaire ... à grand champ montée parallèlement au tube d'un télescope").
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1 day 21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
spy-glass


Explanation:
Old-fashioned term. It's a text from the 1700s.

Kevin Oheix
France
Local time: 05:40
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Philippe Barré
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