Macrobinoculars

Macrobinoculars were a type of electrobinoculars that allowed a user to view distant objects.
==Description==
An electronic optical device, macrobinoculars allowed users to observe from afar, and provided additional information on the distance and altitude of the object under observation.Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z Its heads-up display identified limited data including range and zoom.Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia Some models were fitted with optics equipped with a recording system, allowing users to select pictures to be saved, though macrobinoculars lacked the processors built into electrobinoculars to rework and improve the picture. The MB450 macrobinoculars could also be used at night. Unlike other magnifying devices like monoculars and telescopes, macrobinoulars produced three-dimensional images.
==History==
Macrobinoculars were common among farmers, hunters, and less advanced militaries.
Gungans used Farseein binoculars with a handgrip, oil magnifier lenses, and dials to adjust focus.
Members of the Jedi Order carried smaller marcobinoculars while on missions. These Jedi macrobinoculars were compact to fit in their Jedi utility belts.Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
Luke Skywalker owned a pair of macrobinoculars on Tatooine, and used them to scan the perimeter of the Lars homestead for dangers. Biggs Darklighter used Skywalker's macrobinoculars to peer into the skies over Tatooine after his friend reported sighting a battle overhead. Darklighter was skeptical, and only saw two starships sitting there.
==Behind the scenes==
Macrobinoculars first appeared in the 1977 film Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, the first installment of the Star Wars original trilogy.
During production of the Obi-Wan Kenobi television series, the prop making team made a macrobinocular prop that was used in the series.
===Non-canon history===
Macrobinoculars were added to the 2023 video game LEGO Fortnite Odyssey in the game's v29.40 update on May 3, 2024. They are first acquired when the player speaks to the Rebel Captain Bravara for the first time. The player can unlock the crafting recipe for macrobinoculars after finding plastoid and can craft them using the Rebel Workbench using four plastoid, two glass, one basic compass, and one power cell. Macrobinoculars can be used to locate encampments and caves belonging to both the Rebel Alliance and the Galactic Empire.LEGO Fortnite Odyssey
==Appearances==
===Non-canon appearances===
*LEGO Star Wars: A New Hope DK Reader
*LEGO Fortnite Odyssey
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