Know Your Microscope
nYour microscope has a
heavy base, a ‘stage’ and the optical system.
nThe condenser has
lenses, which direct a beam of light to the stage.
nThe ‘slide’ (a glass
plate which holds the material to be studied) is placed on the ‘stage’.
nThe optical system
includes a set of objective lenses and two eyepieces. (There is more to it, but it is not seen and you do not have to do anything with it!)
nBe careful! The
microscope is delicate, with moving / detachable parts. Avoid lifting it!
n If you must lift it, hold it firmly by the curved column (x) with one hand
and support the base with the other hand.
Base
Condenser
Stage
Objectives
Eyepieces
X