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Types Of Compound Optical Microscopes

Microscope

Compound optical microscopes are also known as compound microscopes, light microscopes or optical microscopes and come in several varieties. These include digital, inverted, stereo, monocular and binocular. All work on the same principles and deliver an enlarged image to the viewer. They have some differences though, which will be detailed here. Monocular: These are probably the […]

Types Of Telescopes For Astronomy

Telescope

The job of a telescope is to collect light, not to magnify an image (the eyepiece does that job). The larger the objective (the part that collects the light) whether it be a lens, in refractors, or a mirror, in reflectors, the more light the telescope will collect. The more light you can collect, the […]

Waterproof Binoculars

Water Droplets On Person's Palm

Waterproof binoculars are suitable for any outdoor viewing activities. From hunting and fishing to hiking and boating, all of these activities can be influenced by wet weather conditions. Check out these tips to help you in selecting a waterproof binocular that is right for your outdoor activity. 1) Nitrogen filled construction Nitrogen gas is an […]

Birding Binoculars

Bird

Birding binoculars are the most important piece of equipment in the birder toolbox. A well selected pair of binoculars will give years of service and bird watching pleasure. Here are seven tips that the avid birder can use to select the binoculars that are right for them. 1) Get the instant focus option When observing […]

What You Need To Know When Choosing Boating Binoculars

Boating

Here we take a look at what you need to know when choosing Boating Binoculars. There are always new models but the inherent designs are still the same. First thing to consider when looking at Binoculars is how we are going to use them. We mostly use them for Navigating which means we need to […]

Telescopes And Kaleidescope Experiments

Kaleidoscope

Reflection and refraction of light is a very important phenomenon when it comes to your kids’ home school science curriculum. What we see around us is nothing but a pattern of light rays that come together to form an image at the back of our eye. Today I am going to teach you how to […]

Compound Or Stereo Microscope?

Microscope

Your application is the most important factor in choosing a microscope. What you need to see and what you want to do with that image will determine what kind of microscope you need. Microscopes typically come in two types: compound or stereo microscope. The most common is the compound microscope. It is the one most […]

Biological Microscopes And The Processes Of Life

Organism

When you want to study living organisms and their life processes, one of the best equipment to perform the job are the biological microscopes. Under their lenses, you can see through to the cells and their components, often in full color. These microscopes can range from the very simple setups used in schools and homes […]

Microphotography

Snowflakes

Taking digital photos through a microscope is the best way to preserve the images that you observed through microscope lens. The digital photos can be used for documentation, publication or just for fun of sharing the fantastic view you have. It can be challenging because of the low light conditions. However, taking pictures through microscope […]

Getting To Know Your Compound Microscope

Under Microscope

What is a compound microscope? How is the term related to the inverted microscope? Or perhaps the other configuration, upright microscope. Yes, you’ve read it right, the compound microscope uses two optical parts. We will discuss each of them below: The eyepiece – also called the ocular, this is the part where you look through […]