[ATM] Stereo view

["Arjan te Marvelde" <arjan.te.marvelde@hetnet.nl>]

A question about binoscopes:
I was wondering wheter the stereoscopic aspect of binocular viewing has
anything to do with the acclaimed better results. This can hardly be the
case, since even with a bino-scope the eye-base is nothing compared to the
object distance. So the effect must be in your head, where the nervous
system does some smart signal processing with the dual light source.
But if this is the case, why are so many people going through the hassle of
making a complete double telescope, while just a binocular eyepiece would
suffice?
Who knows the answer?

Arjan te Marvelde

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