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I picked up a used microscope a few weeks back. Got it off a former veterinary student on Craigslist who no longer needed it. It has 4x-10x-40x-100x objectives with a 10x eyepiece and it came with a bunch of accessories (slides, slide covers, dyes, tools), enough to keep an amateur microscope user occupied for a while. I just bought some slide mounting media (for making permanent slides) and immersion oil (for the 100x eyepiece, I learned that some high-magnification objectives are designed for a drop of oil between itself and the specimen being observed).
I have scraped off various samples from around the house to look at. They include:
I found a dead bee on my patio outside and brought it in with the intention of making a permanent slide, but while waiting for the mounting media to be delivered, my cat found it and ate it, so there goes that.
Next time I am out and about, I will try to gather some interesting samples (pond scum? tide pools? decaying plant matter?)
At some point I intend to get an eyepiece camera so I can connect it to my computer and take photos and video, which would be cool.
Anyone have any suggestions on other things I can do with this thing?
If it works with dead bees (my only microscope worked only with transparent media, I would try various vegetables and fruits. Skin, slices, mold.
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