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Posted: **Sun Oct 20, 2019 8:53 pm**

Planapo 63x/1.4, DIC, 10µm width, stacked and stitched in Photoshop, Marine sample, Alboran Sea.

Posted: **Sun Oct 20, 2019 10:18 pm**

What an image 75'!

Such detail, this DIC is pretty impressive! Very nicely-done old chap.

Posted: **Sun Oct 20, 2019 10:31 pm**

What mrsonchus said

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Tom W.

Posted: **Sun Oct 20, 2019 10:35 pm**

75', this may be a stupid question, but what is needed for a start with DIC, re my BX40?

Posted: **Mon Oct 21, 2019 8:14 am**

Thanks mrsonchus and tgss

... but what is needed for a start with DIC, re my BX40?

Here are a couple of articles worth reading.

The first link is shorter and gives a clear explanation of DIC and as a bonus uses an Olympus BX system to explain the components: https://www.microscopyu.com/pdfs/Lassle ... 9-2006.pdf

This one is from Olympus and basically says yes you can and gives you a list of what you need: https://www.olympus-lifescience.com/en/ ... iguration/

Posted: **Tue Oct 22, 2019 2:24 pm**

Very beautiful Glen. You captured the wonderful colors and textures.

Posted: **Tue Oct 22, 2019 3:12 pm**

Quality shot! Any idea what the pink stuff inside is?

Posted: **Tue Oct 22, 2019 3:34 pm**

Many thanks mintakax and Wes

Any idea what the pink stuff inside is?

I think it is probably small amounts of the red pigment phycobilin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phycobilin

Marine Alga