Partsofthemicroscope
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Body Tube
Nose Piece
ObjectiveLenses
Stage Clips
Diaphragm
Light Source
Ocular Lens
Arm
Stage
Coarse Adj.
Fine Adjustment
Base
Skip to Magnification Section
Eyepiece / Ocular Lens• Magnifies the specimen image• It is where you look through to view the
object placed on the stage.
Body Tube• It supports the eyepiece and lenses.• It also maintains the proper distance between
the eyepiece and the objective lenses.
Diaphragm• It controls the amount of light on the
slide/specimen
Turn to let more light in or to make dimmer.
• This knob moves the stage slightly to sharpen the image for PRECISION focusing.
Fine Adjustment Knob
Magnification• To determine your magnification…
you just multiply the ocular lens by the objective lens
• Ocular 10x Objective 40x:10 x 40 = 400
Objective Lens have their magnificationwritten on them.
Ocular lenses usually magnifies by 10x
So the object is 400 times “larger”
Caring for a Microscope
•Clean only with a soft cloth/tissue
•Make sure it’s on a flat surface
•Carry it with 2 HANDS…one on the arm and the other on the base