One time when my son and I were on a hike, we were lying on a mountain top. I pointed at a hill off in the distance and said, “I think there is a cell tower on that hill.”
He took my reading glasses and his glasses and lined up the two pairs of glasses so he was looking through both of them. Then he moved them closer and further away from each other and closer and further away from his face until the hill came in focus and said, “Yep, it’s a cell tower”.
He says, it’s easiest to start with both lenses pretty close to your eye, then slowly move them away from your eye. Depending on the lenses, the first one will probably be 4 inches away from your eye, the second will be 3 inches farther.
He also says if you only have one pair of glasses you can still do it, if you don’t’ mind popping out one of the lenses.
thats pretty cool, i’ll carry an extra pair of glasses from now on
Why not just carry a reading glass (magnifying glass) with your glasses?
I carry a pair of 17th century specticles and it is easy to remove one lens.
Alternantly you could carry a small telescope if you are going prepared.
Le Loup.
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