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World War 2, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Coast Artillery Instrumentation, Stereoscopic Telescopes

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Stereoscopic Telescopes, No 1A and No 3. The Battery Commander and the Inclination Officer each had a Stereoscopic Telescope mounted on a tripod. The instruments were high powered prismatic binocular telescopes with object lenses mounted at the end of arms. These arms could move toward the horizon to give a sense of depth. The wider the arms, the greater the stereoscopic effect. The right eyepiece had engraved horizontal and vertical reticules which helped in estimating the range/size of the target.

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cwa-org-32-54-694

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-32.006182686498, 115.5032922981

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