What does "digiscope" mean?

A digital camera coupled with an optical telescope for the recording of distant images.

Digiscope

noun, verb

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Noun

1
A digital camera coupled with an optical telescope for the recording of distant images.
"The rubber at the eyepiece outer lens is soft and pliable, making it difficult for my digiscopes to firmly grip it and, hence, take pictures."
2
A photograph taken with such a device.
"The only known photographic evidence available is a series of extremely poor quality digiscopes I took on the morning of 21 October."

Verb

1
To record distant images by coupling a digital camera with an optical telescope.

"The rubber at the eyepiece outer lens is soft and pliable, making it difficult for my digiscopes to firmly grip it and, hence, take pictures."

Blend of digital + telescope.

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