NauticalMart Floor Standing Bronzed with White Leather Anchormaster Telescope 65" 18X Magnification Bronze telescope body wrapped in leather Glass optics for a clear view (not plastic lenses) Fully functional telescope focuses and magnifies Sturdy white wooden tripod supports telescope when viewing Overall Dims: 33" L x 23" W x 65" H Oil-Rubbed Bronze telescope body Description A telescope is an optical instrument using lenses, curved mirrors, or a combination of both to observe distant objects, or various devices used to observe distant objects by their emission, absorption, or reflection of electromagnetic radiation. The first known practical telescopes were refracting telescopes invented in the Netherlands at the beginning of the 17th century, by using glass lenses.