Saturday, January 17, 2009

The Ultimate Toy!


I visited a surplus outlet last month and bid on a pallet that had what was obviously one or more microscopes on it. I was the lucky(?) bidder and was absolutely thrilled when I unpacked everything. The major item was a complete Nikon inverted microscope with all the attachments necessary for photomicrography! I still have to figure out how to use some of the accessories, but for my first try I tried looking at the stamen/pistol of a shamrock that was blooming. As you can see, the image quality is fantastic! Now I have to look for some bugs or something else interesting and small.

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