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Re: Microscope question
Jim,
I very much enjoyed your photos but I have to ask what is the *deathstar*?????
http://www.arachnaut.org/images/meteor/micro/deathstar.jpg
Ginger Mayfield
Jim Hurley wrote:
> I am very happy with the Russian microscope that Michael Blood sells.
>
> I have taken many photos through it; you can see some of them at:
>
> <URL: http://www.arachnaut.org/images/meteor/micro/ >
>
> and
>
> <URL: http://www.arachnaut.org/meteor/electrolytic-cleaning.html >
>
> My right eye is very different from my left - the diopter range
> allows me to view with ease - some diopters don't have enough range for me.
>
> I have bought a halogen light pipe (flexible fiber optic bundle)
> from a science supply house and I have the polariscope adapter that
> Michael sells as an add-on. The tungsten lamp that comes with the
> Russian scope is a bit too yellow and mellow for me.
>
> You probably only want something in the 32x range - say 10 to 50 power.
>
> More than 50x is too hard to focus, for less than 10x use a magnifier.
>
> I think Michael's scope has an 8.3 and a 10x eyepiece,
> and .6, 1, 2, 4 and 7 objectives for a range from about 5x to 70x.
>
> I mostly use 16x and 32x - I could live with just those.
>
> - Jim Hurley
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ginger Mayfield [mailto:chikadee@earthlink.net]
> > Sent: Monday, September 20, 1999 08:15 PM
> > To: Meteorite List
> > Subject: Microscope question
> >
> >
> > I am looking to buy a reasonably priced binocular microscope to use
> > primarily to look at detail on small meteorites. I would appreciate
> > feedback on what features I should be looking for and which microscopes
> > are best for this.
> >
> > Ginger Mayfield
> > Divide, CO
>
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