ANAPHY - MICROSCOPE

Head

also known as the body, it carries the optical parts in the upper part of the microscope.

Base

Acts as the microscope support

Arms

The part that connects the base to the head and the eyepiece tube to the microscope

Eyepiece

Also know as the ocular, and it is the part used to look through the microscope

Eyepiece tube

its the eyepiece holder. It carries the eyepiece just above the objective lens.

Objective lenses

These are the major lenses used for specimen visualization. They have a magnification power of 40x-100X.

Nose piece

also known as the revolving turret. It holds the objective Lenses.

Adjustment knobs

These are knobs that are used to focus the microscope.

Stage

section on which the specimen is placed for viewing.

Aperture

This is a hole on the microscope stage, through which thE transmitted light from the source reaches the stage.

Microscopic illuminator

microscopes light source

Condenser

lenses that are used to collect and focus light from the illuminator into the specimen.

Diaphragm

also known as the iris. Its found under the stage of the microscope and its primary role is to control the amount of light that reaches the specimen.

Condenser focus knob

this is a knob that moves the condenser up or down thus controlling the focus of light on the specimen.

Abbe Condenser

condenser specially designed on high-quality microscopes, which makes the condenser to be movable and allows very high magnification of above 400X.

rack stop

controls how far the stages should go preventing the objective lens from getting too close to the specimen slide which may damage the specimen

compound microscope

provides a two-dimensional image microscope provides a three-dimensional image.

Scanning Objective Lens (4x)

Lowest magnification (scanner)

Low power objective (10x)

One of the most helpful lenses when it comes to observing and analyzing glass samples

High power objective (40x)

Also called as “high dry” and is ideal for observing fine details in a slide sample

Oil Immersion Objective Lens (100x)

provides the most powerful magnification, with a whopping magnification total of 1000x when combined with a 10x eyepiece. But the refractive index of air and your glass slide are slightly different, so a special immersion oil must be used to help bridge the gap. Without adding a drop of immersion oil, the oil immersion objective lens will not function correctly