Question

can somebody help tell me what an inverted image is?

Answer 1

Does it mean upside down?

Answer 2

An image in which up and down, as well as left and right, are interchanged; that is, an image that results from rotating the object 180° about a line from the object to the observer; such images are formed by most astronomical telescopes. Also known as reversed image.

Source: http://www.answers.com/topic/inverted-image-optics#ixzz2R1mdoV1r

Answer 3

The negative values for image height indicate that the image is an inverted image. As is often the case in physics, a negative or positive sign in front of the numerical value for a physical quantity represents information about direction. In the case of the image height, a negative value always indicates an inverted image.

Source: http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/refln/u13l3f.cfm

Answer 4

- "Does it mean upside down?"

In a word: yes. :-)

Answer 5

Ok, i'm just a bit confused. So when I look in a microscope or telescope, the image I see is upside down?

Answer 6

Normally, yes.

However, many telescopes and microscopes have inverting eyepieces available for them which will turn the image rightside up.

Answer 7

God bless all that answered, I understand.

Answer 8

Excellent!

And thank you! :-)