Microscope Operation - Celestron 44320 Instruction Manual

MICROSCOPE OPERATION

VIEWING A SPECIMEN
Carefully place a specimen slide under the stage clips Fig.
area with the hole in the center and Figure 4
specimen slide centered over the hole in the stage. It will
take some experimenting to place slides or objects in the
center of the stage as the image you see is upside down
FOCUSING & CHANGING POWER (MAGNIFICATION)
focus on the specimen. Note that for very small objects,
you should set them on the clear slide with a recessed hold
in the center.
have the zoom eyepiece at the 10x position, all the way
that you will have to refocus whenever you rotate the
eyepiece to obtain a sharp focus.
holding the microscope above the nosepiece with one
4 shows the stage
A
shows a
B
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and reversed but after some usage you will have an easy
You are now ready to focus and view the specimen, but first
you must take some precautions so you do not damage a
specimen slide or valuable object. When using the higher
powers while you are focusing, make sure that the objective
lens does not hit the slide or object being viewed.
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hand and rotate the nosepiece with the other hand until it
clicks at the position. Be cautious not to let the objective
lens touch the specimen slide or object when changing
to lower the stage to a low position. Note the power
range of the objective lens you are using is shown on the
nosepiece after it clicks into position.
4. At the highest powers, your views will be greatly
magnified but somewhat darker. The most enjoyable
views can be at the lower powers which have a wider
field of view and brighter illumination.
ILLUMINATION
To get the sharpest and best views, the illumination
illuminator to turn it on/off. After some usage, you can
determine the best way of adjusting the light to provide
the most pleasant views.
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