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Keywords: Eyepiece, Binocular, Telescope, Focal, Unaided

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The act of magnifying; enlargement; exaggeration.

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Magnification is indicated by the first number given, e.g. 7x. The 7x means that you will see an object seven times closer than if you were viewing with the naked eye.

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An image-development strategy used to increase the apparent size of some or all of the components in an artwork.

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The enlargement of an object by an optical instrument; ratio between the size of the image and the actual size of the object.

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