Far-eye
A far eye wrapped in a maester's bronze link. © FFG
A far-eye is a telescope consisting of a bronze tube with ground glass lenses at either end. The best far-eyes come from Myr and are referred to as Myrish eyes.
Maesters Luwin and Aemon both uses far-eyes to observe the stars.[1] Aemon's is mounted on a heavy tripod.[2]
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When Victarion Greyjoy captures the Myrish cog Dove, he takes its captain's Myrish eye, which was constructed out of a series of interconnected brass tubes so as to be collapsible.[3]
References and notes
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 5, Jon I.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 69, Jon IX.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 63, Victarion I.
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