A microscope is an optical instrument that can be used for magnification. It's often made up of multiple parts, including: * optics (lens, focus, calibration) * a camera * a lighting system * a moving stage to hold slides Community Microscope Kit We’ve developed a microscope kit you can build yourself - the result of many teams’ work coming together! Read more about the Community Microscope! ## Questions Questions can be either frequently asked questions, or "next step" challenges we're looking to solve. [questions:microscopes] ## Activities Activities show how to use this project, step by step. [activities:microscopes] ## Updates [notes:microscopes] ...
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| warren | "Ooh! Cross post at https://publiclab.org/questions/stevie/01-22-2018/what-is-the-best-light-source-to-use-for-the-basic-microscope -- awesome! " | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| partsandcrafts | "@warren @kgradow I've also been experimenting with using a magnet sandwich to hold the carriage bolt in place, like so. It seems helpful. Though ..." | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| partsandcrafts | "@warren I just got and tried using that light you suggested: https://www.amazon.com/I-MU-Flexible-Gooseneck-Brightness-Gray-White/dp/B071Y3P8ZC/ I..." | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "Just copying the files in here as a backup! hackteria_modified_for_cut.pdf hacktera_modified_exported.svg Hackteria_Microscope_Modified_for_p..." | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| kgradow1 | "The cost of all of them actually vary a lot. We took a 40x apart at the barnraising and realized it only has two lenses inside of it, which seemed..." | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| stevie | "hmm maybe we could get 1 or 2 10xes. Any idea why the cost on the 10x ones here vary so much? http://www.amscope.com/accessories/objective.html?i_m..." | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| kgradow1 | "I'd love to work through a build at 4x or 10x, which should a much simpler in terms of onboarding and just learning how to use the scope. At those..." | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| stevie | "ok great! we'll start with the 40x thanks! " | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| kgradow1 | "Do you mean which magnification? Either 40x or 100x are good. I think the 40x is slightly easier to start with, since it's easier to find your m..." | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| stevie | "Hi @kgradow1 wondering which lens you would recommend for a starter kit for imaging some of the PM materials we've been speaking about? " | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| kgradow1 | "40x for $22: http://www.amscope.com/40x-achromatic-microscope-objective.html 100x for $31: http://www.amscope.com/100x-achromatic-microscope-oil-..." | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "Awesome. Trying to get a bunch of the parts and prices together here: https://publiclab.org/questions/warren/12-08-2017/how-cheaply-can-i-get-all-t..." | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| partsandcrafts | "@warren @kgradow1 -- we also tried using one of these lights -- https://www.amazon.com/Cat-CT1000-Pocket-COB-Light/dp/B012BR6D1E/ -- and found that..." | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| amirberAgain | "Saw this during the air pollution open call today, It looks really nice! any reason you used ImageJ and not Python + OpenCV? " | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| squattingdog | "Thanks @warren and @richardbowman for replying, it's appreciated. I'm quite familiar with microscopes and macro photography. I have a Nikon Optipho..." | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| vwaterson | "Sorry no I don't have an example. " | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "Interesting! Do you have an example to refer to in how an automatic analysis could work? " | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| vwaterson | "The basis microscope kit and LED light are interesting but I would also need software which could automatically analyse the results as we cannot ha..." | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "Indeed -- we're hoping the basic microscope kit will create an influx of folks who go on to make openFlexure microscopes! " | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| richardbowman | "Hi @squattingdog, just thought I'd pop up and say that the openflexure microscope is still very much under active development - I've improved my bu..." | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "Hi, @squattingdog - we've been working on an "introductory" microscope build that's an easier stepping stone to this one, which you can upgrade lat..." | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "I'm thinking of whether the Basic Microscope Kit could be helpful: http://publiclab.org/basic-microscope and also something like this LED light: ..." | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "Ah, ok -- do you have example images of the kinds of data you'd need to collect, and a pixel/micron resolution you're aiming for? Also, what kind ..." | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| vwaterson | "Dry fog technology utilizes a chemical disinfection process: the system vaporizes the sporicidal chemical, producing very fine droplets of disinfec..." | Read more » | almost 7 years ago |