SURVEYING INSTRUMENT

Provided is a surveying instrument including a distance measuring light projector configured to project a distance measuring light to an object, a distance measuring light receiver having a photodetector configured to receive a reflected distance measuring light from the object, a tracking light projector configured to project a tracking light to the object, a tracking light receiver having a tracking photodetector configured to receive a reflected tracking light from the object, and an image pickup module configured to receive a background light, in which the distance measuring light projector and the tracking light projector include a first deflecting optical member, and the distance measuring light projector, the tracking light projector, and the image pickup module include a second deflecting optical member.