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The Light Microscope
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A light microscope uses a series of
downwards
eyepiece
focus
glass
knobs
lenses
light
lowest
objective
turret
upwards
to produce a magnified image of an object:
Method of Use:
The object to be viewed is placed on a rectangular
downwards
eyepiece
focus
glass
knobs
lenses
light
lowest
objective
turret
upwards
slide.
The slide is placed on a stage with a
downwards
eyepiece
focus
glass
knobs
lenses
light
lowest
objective
turret
upwards
source below.
Light shines through the object and into the
downwards
eyepiece
focus
glass
knobs
lenses
light
lowest
objective
turret
upwards
lens.
The light passes through the
downwards
eyepiece
focus
glass
knobs
lenses
light
lowest
objective
turret
upwards
lens and from there into your eye
You can focus the image using one or more focusing
downwards
eyepiece
focus
glass
knobs
lenses
light
lowest
objective
turret
upwards
.
It is safer to focus by using the knobs to move the stage
downwards
eyepiece
focus
glass
knobs
lenses
light
lowest
objective
turret
upwards
, rather than upwards.
There is a chance of the objective lens and slide colliding if you focus
downwards
eyepiece
focus
glass
knobs
lenses
light
lowest
objective
turret
upwards
.
Microscopes often have three or four objective lenses on a
downwards
eyepiece
focus
glass
knobs
lenses
light
lowest
objective
turret
upwards
that you can turn.
It is reccomended to observe an object using the
downwards
eyepiece
focus
glass
knobs
lenses
light
lowest
objective
turret
upwards
magnification lens first.
You may need to adjust the
downwards
eyepiece
focus
glass
knobs
lenses
light
lowest
objective
turret
upwards
and the amount of light as you move to higher magnifications.
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