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EVOLUTION of the ASTRONOMICAL EYEPIECE

GALOC -
Another wide angle variant, designed designed for the M.o.D. (Ministry of
by Galoc in 1935 for military use has a Defence) have very flat 60˚ fields at f/4
triplet field lens and a meniscus dou- completely free from rectilinear distor-
blet eye lens. The apparent field is 75˚ tion, lateral colour, and minimal astig-
at f/4 and eye clearance 0.8Fe. This matism. These eyepieces are highly
design is still used in modern military corrected with extended eye clearance
optical equipment. Two modifications of 1.2Fe.

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