https://youtu.be/JaNrMCt9oKg I collected some moss and searched for a few interesting microbes. I found a few and want to share with you my discoveries.
🔬 131 – One Day in the Life of an Amateur Microscopist (actually two)
🔬 How to mount sand on a microscope slide | Amateur Microscopy
Here I show you how I mounted sand on a microscope slide. This might be an interesting method especially for those people who collect sand samples or those who want to investigate sand for impurities or pollution. A video for Read More …
🔬 130 – A cute WATER BEAR is crawling on my microscope slide
Water Bears (Tardigrades or Moss Piglets) are animals that can withstand much stress. They can survive high and low temperatures, dryness and also lack of food. I found one of them on a piece of decaying wood, among hundreds of Read More …
🔬 129 – How big are cells, viruses, atoms?
https://youtu.be/h7ThRlqXkts Here I compare the size of different cells and also of the Coronavirus to the leg of a fly.
🔬 The most important formula in microscopy (maybe)
https://youtu.be/HIDjksiwn6c The resolution is determined by the objective of the microscope. For the best image quality, you should therefore use an objective with a high numerical aperture and a low eyepiece magnification.
🔬 128 – Microscopic worms | Amateur Microscopy
https://youtu.be/82H_NdjFs_Y These are microscopic worms that I found on a decaying piece of wood. In this video I show you how I isolated them and we will have a closer look into their digestive system.
🔬 Conjugate Distance of a Microscope Objective Explained | Amateur Microscopy
https://youtu.be/-4HzdclIW3A There are objectives with a conjugate distance of 190mm and those with 185mm. Here I explain the difference. Most 160mm microscopes objectives have a conjugate distance of 195mm.
🔬 Can you see a virus with the light microscope? | Amateur Microscopy
https://youtu.be/45lJyeCp9SY Here I explain the concept of resolution and why it is theoretically possible (!) too see objects that are below the resolution limit with a light microscope.
🔬 127 – What is the difference between bugs and beetles? | Amateur Microscopy
I found an insect and now want to figure out if it is a bug or a beetle. We can do this by looking at the mouthparts and also at the structrure of the wing.
🔬 126 – How does a Rotten Carrot look like under the microscope? | Amateur Microscopy
The white fuzzy stuff is the mycelium of the mold (fungus). Here I look at the mycelium and also at the spores that the fungus formed. I also compare bright-field images with phase-constrast.