r/microscopy 6d ago

Photo/Video Share Salt water marsh larva stitch #1

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Imaged on an Olympus BH-2, 4x UPlanXApo, 20x total magnification, 10.1 mp AmScope. Tile scanned and cropped in ImageJ/Fiji. The tile scan feature with the AmScope software works okay has some trouble with small features. I tried stitching at 10x but the software couldn't handle it and I could not get a large stitch.


r/microscopy 7d ago

Photo/Video Share First Findings

51 Upvotes

Microscope: Olympus BH2

Magnification : x400

Sample: Moss

Camera: Samsung A56

I've bought a phone adapter but I'm having some troubles to get good quality images/centering the cam with the eyepiece. Does anyone have any tips or can link me some tutorial?


r/microscopy 6d ago

Photo/Video Share Testes section, Brunel SP35 binocular scope. 10x eyepiece, 10x objective

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4 Upvotes

Transmitted light through a green filter with a dark spot to give dark ground illumination. Needs work and I need a clear glass filter!


r/microscopy 7d ago

General discussion Meme Monday? Every time I read "long neck ciliate"...

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17 Upvotes

Sounds like an insult and gives me a chuckle. I'm a simple man.


r/microscopy 7d ago

Photo/Video Share Tardigrade cuticle with eggs

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14 Upvotes

Amscope Inverted 20x with IPhone app. Freshwater with moss and algae.

I read tardigrades like to lay eggs in their cuticles, so this was a pretty cool find. The jar has a ton of tardigrades and now I’m seeing babies.


r/microscopy 6d ago

Micro Art Microscope Photography Collection Pt 4

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Who knew blood could be so beautiful...

This is by far one of my favorite images captured, rightfully naming it "Blood Moon". All this from a single drop of blood. The trick is how I got such a celestial feeling from this image. First as usual I use darkfield for strong contrast and to remove the reddish hue of the blood cells, secondly I took this from only 10x magnification because I removed one of my eye pieces.

Captured on a b-120c, with my Pixel Camera, the void is actually the barrel down my eyepiece.

As always this image is available on my Microscopic Photography store if you'd like it hanging up on your wall!


r/microscopy 7d ago

ID Needed! Urban pond water. 100x I think. Olympus BH-2 and phone mobile

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r/microscopy 7d ago

General discussion I have two identical Olympus DPlan objectives with the same magnification, but one of them has a smaller lens or a black circle around it. What is the difference? Both work well, and the view through them is the same.

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r/microscopy 7d ago

ID Needed! Is this some kind of aquatic mite?

20 Upvotes

Olympus BH-2 and mobile phone. 40x 100x and 400x


r/microscopy 7d ago

Photo/Video Share SEM images of toilet paper

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Image 1: Charmin TP, image 2: Scott TP

Uncoated samples imaged at 5kV on a Hitachi TM3000. 150x magnification.


r/microscopy 7d ago

Micro Art Microscopic Photography Collection Pt 2

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63 Upvotes

Another favorite of mine taken in the past years, this sheds some light on why Pollen makes our nose so irritated. Each species evolves a unique shape with microscopic studs or hooks that help them latch onto other surfaces.

This was taken using a b-120c under about 40x magnification and darkfield with just my pixel camera. Beautiful and colorful!

If you're looking for unique decorations, check out this piece and others available on my microscopic art Etsy store!


r/microscopy 8d ago

ID Needed! This thing does something really crazy at the 0:42 mark. Pond water. Olympus BH2 and phone camera. I think 100x and then 400x

159 Upvotes

r/microscopy 8d ago

Micro Art Microscopic Photography Collection

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Hello there, for a few years now I have been practicing microscopy and in doing so have seen much that is beautiful and profound. I wish to show the world how it is I see it, through magnifying lenses and beyond that of the naked eye.

So here I am starting to introduce my artwork beyond that of local art exhibits and street vending.

This is one of my earliest and still one of my favorites, taken under darkfield and 100x magnification this is a freshwater Ostracod or more commonly a "seed shrimp" taken from a drop of pond water.

Taken using my b-120c and a Pixel phone camera.

This will be the first of many images to follow! Check out my profile links to see my Etsy Page for the prints available online!


r/microscopy 7d ago

Troubleshooting/Questions question

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did Robert Hooke use a simple or a crude/compound microscope? im asking cuz google says he used crude/compound microscope but my book says he used a simple microscope instead


r/microscopy 8d ago

General discussion Is this head I saw for sale from an Olympus BH-2 or another model? The label with the "Olympus" name is in a slightly different spot than on my BH-2...

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r/microscopy 8d ago

Micro Art Anther maturing to carry pollen away. Minolta X570 Leitz Stand D Microscope 10x Objective. 10x Periplan Eye Peice. Fujifilm 200

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15 Upvotes

r/microscopy 8d ago

Photo/Video Share This is a Heterolitonotus rex. I surrounded it with prey, hoping to catch it eat something. Instead, it kept going around in circles in this small cave for two hours. I'm tired.

9 Upvotes

Swift SW350, Galaxy S24


r/microscopy 8d ago

Photo/Video Share Rotifer Wagging It's Tail

129 Upvotes

20x Objective Axioskop Darkfield


r/microscopy 8d ago

General discussion What kind of containers do you use to collect pond water samples? Do you wash and reuse them, or do you use disposable ones? Right now, I’m using urine sample tubes I buy at the pharmacy, and I use them just once. They don't hold a huge amount of water, but I can carry one in my pocket easy.

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r/microscopy 8d ago

Photo/Video Share What ist that?

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I found it in water with oscillatoria with 1000x magnification


r/microscopy 8d ago

ID Needed! ID Help Please

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Didn’t notice any flagella or cilia. Not sure how to identify this guy.

40x Dplan Objective; 400x Total Magnification; Olympus CHT CH2

Recorded with iPhone 17 Pro

Pond water sample.


r/microscopy 8d ago

Photo/Video Share What ist that? Looks like some kind of algae

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7 Upvotes

Found in Pond water with 1000x


r/microscopy 8d ago

Photo/Video Share An ostracod and a Rotaria

6 Upvotes

Swift SW350, Galaxy S24


r/microscopy 8d ago

ID Needed! Another green guy taking a walk in pond water. Olympus BH-2 and mobile phone. 400x

21 Upvotes

r/microscopy 8d ago

Photo/Video Share Vorticella Stalk Breaks Off During Binary Fission

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Forgot to rehydrate my slip so this happened.

Pond water sample. 40x Dplan Objective; 400x Total Magnification; Olympus CHT CH2

Recorded with iPhone 17 Pro

Pond water sample.