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 | "Hi, can you fill us in a bit more on details of your interest and situation? What kinds of pathogens, and what is dry fogging? Sounds interesting! " | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| squattingdog | "@mathew any progress on this build? I was interested in giving it a shot myself but wasn't sure where to start since I've seen very little activity..." | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "Broke out the idea of a USB-only connection in this question! https://publiclab.org/questions/warren/12-15-2017/how-can-we-set-up-a-raspberry-pi-ca..." | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "I did find some links here, but haven't tried it! https://learn.adafruit.com/turning-your-raspberry-pi-zero-into-a-usb-gadget/ethernet-gadget htt..." | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "Awesome -- i used the image and it worked perfectly! " | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "Hi, @partsandcrafts @wmacfarl @kgradow1 @bmela - i'd be happy to do some formatting work on this post if you want to add my username as a coauthor ..." | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| kgradow1 | "How big are the particles? I know very little about microplastics but I found this great reference sheet: http://www.ccb.se/documents/Postkod201..." | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "@maxliboiron would know! https://civiclaboratory.nl/category/technologies/ I wonder what microns per pixel resolution is needed? " | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "This is awesome. maybe we should build out a part of the Q&A specifically about lighting. @maxliboiron has mentioned lighting can be a challeng..." | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| wmacfarl | "@warren @kgradow1 -- it's true that we did try a bunch of different lights, and the best we found was a single LED. But the main reason this was t..." | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| kgradow1 | "We tried it with a bunch of different light sources, including a diffuse multi-LED source (book light). The best source was a single LED at close..." | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "Here's one for $40 -- would it work? https://www.amazon.com/OMAX-Achromatic-Compound-Microscope-Objective/dp/B00FG8BC62/ Here's a 100x one for $25..." | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "Oh, is it important that the light be a point, and not multiple point, or a diffuse source? " | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| kgradow1 | "We haven't tested a wide range of objectives -- that would be a great next step for this project " | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| kgradow1 | "We got ours from Amscope: http://www.amscope.com/4x-100x-four-achromatic-objective-lens-set.html#product_tabs_description_tabbed. 20mm RMS-thread..." | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| kgradow1 | "Having the point source seems pretty important -- however, it seems possible to do a micro LED copper tape coin battery solution, which would bring..." | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "@bmela @kgradow1 @wmacfarl is this already listed in the activities you posted? I just wanted a place to list links and prices and options. Thanks! " | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "Here are so a few options from the catalog at http://enasco.com/science: " | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "Oh! The docs say "Clicking on the image will toggle between normal and full screen mode." Awesome! " | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "This is great! Love the photos. Was thinking if there was a cheap product we could substitute for the LED and battery pack, to save a few steps, bu..." | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| amirberAgain | "This looks really nice! I'll start assembling the parts! in the mean time, a small suggestion: place a diffuser (piece of parchment paper) between ..." | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| stevie | "@stevie awards a barnstar to partsandcrafts for their awesome contribution! " | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| stevie | "@stevie awards a barnstar to partsandcrafts for their awesome contribution! " | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| stevie | "@stevie awards a barnstar to partsandcrafts for their awesome contribution! " | Read more » | over 6 years ago |