And they’re frickin’ awesome. Some numbers: The leather is actually bolted to the eyepieces, using 48 tiny bolts plus another four for the nosepiece.

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Steampunk fan (and Maker) Jake, of the splendidly named blog "Jake of All Trades", ... an already excellent toy which has a transmitting infrared camera and LCD eyepiece.

Celestron’s Deluxe Zoom Eyepiece 8–24mm works in both 2″ and 1¼” focusers. The eyepiece’s apparent field of view varies between 43° and 66°, and eye relief ranges from 15mm to 20mm.