Virtual Microscope - Biology I
1. Abbe Condenser: This specially-designed lens, with
an iris-type aperture, and mounted under the stage,
moves vertically to adjust the beam of light entering the
lens system. Changing the size of the iris and adjusting
its position in relation to the stage controls the diameter
and focal point of the cone of light as it passes through
the specimen.
2. Achromatic Lenses: Achromatic lenses are used to
correct the bending or refraction of light as it passes
through the prisms or lenses in the microscope. Each
achromatic light has different lenses of refraction to
realign certain colors of light at the focal point, resulting
in a much clearer image.
3. Arm: The arm is the area of the microscope between
the tube and the base. To carry a microscope, grip the
arm with one hand and place the other hand
underneath the base.
4. Articulated Arm: This stand holds the microscope
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,body, clamps to a table, and provides movement in
three dimensions.
5. Base: The base is the bottom support structure of the
microscope. To carry a microscope, grip the arm with
one hand and place the other hand underneath the
base.
6. Binocular Head: A binocular microscope features a
head with two eyepiece lenses, one eyepiece for each
eye.
7. Body: The body refers to the main section of the
microscope, minus the stand (base) or any illuminators.
The body components generally include the eyepiece
and objective lenses, but not the focusing block.
8. C-mount: A c-mount is an adapter for use with a
video camera. In general, the lens from the camera is
removed and replaced with an adapter which then
connects to the trinocular port of the microscope.
9. Coarse Focus: The larger of two adjustment knobs
that moves the objective lenses closer to, or farther
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, away from, the specimen in large steps.
10.Coaxial Focus: This system features the course and
fine focus knobs on a single rotation axis. With this
setup, the course focus knob is generally larger and on
the outside while the fine focus knob is smaller and on
the inside.
11.Condenser Lens: Mounted in or below the stage,
this lens focuses or "con- denses" the light onto a
specimen. Microscopes with higher-powered objective
lenses with smaller diameters require concentrated light
to work properly. The use of a condenser lens helps
increase illumination and resolution.
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1. Abbe Condenser: This specially-designed lens, with
an iris-type aperture, and mounted under the stage,
moves vertically to adjust the beam of light entering the
lens system. Changing the size of the iris and adjusting
its position in relation to the stage controls the diameter
and focal point of the cone of light as it passes through
the specimen.
2. Achromatic Lenses: Achromatic lenses are used to
correct the bending or refraction of light as it passes
through the prisms or lenses in the microscope. Each
achromatic light has different lenses of refraction to
realign certain colors of light at the focal point, resulting
in a much clearer image.
3. Arm: The arm is the area of the microscope between
the tube and the base. To carry a microscope, grip the
arm with one hand and place the other hand
underneath the base.
4. Articulated Arm: This stand holds the microscope
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,body, clamps to a table, and provides movement in
three dimensions.
5. Base: The base is the bottom support structure of the
microscope. To carry a microscope, grip the arm with
one hand and place the other hand underneath the
base.
6. Binocular Head: A binocular microscope features a
head with two eyepiece lenses, one eyepiece for each
eye.
7. Body: The body refers to the main section of the
microscope, minus the stand (base) or any illuminators.
The body components generally include the eyepiece
and objective lenses, but not the focusing block.
8. C-mount: A c-mount is an adapter for use with a
video camera. In general, the lens from the camera is
removed and replaced with an adapter which then
connects to the trinocular port of the microscope.
9. Coarse Focus: The larger of two adjustment knobs
that moves the objective lenses closer to, or farther
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, away from, the specimen in large steps.
10.Coaxial Focus: This system features the course and
fine focus knobs on a single rotation axis. With this
setup, the course focus knob is generally larger and on
the outside while the fine focus knob is smaller and on
the inside.
11.Condenser Lens: Mounted in or below the stage,
this lens focuses or "con- denses" the light onto a
specimen. Microscopes with higher-powered objective
lenses with smaller diameters require concentrated light
to work properly. The use of a condenser lens helps
increase illumination and resolution.
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