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https://i.ibb.co/8DyKpsh/Diatom.jpg That image, taken with a cell phone camera, shows to me that what I can see with my naked eye is not originating within the microscope's optics system. If my eye was the same distance from the eyepiece I could focus on the diatom and also plainly see the "ghost" ...

It is unclear to me the point of the original post. Perhaps the original poster (OP for those internet forum savvy) could clarify. But, in the meantime, a point of contention. Describing penguins as "walking well" is basically inaccurate. They walk rather poorly. They do swim well, however.

It's a monocular scope. I have tried with no success to take a photo of what I see. I don't have a camera with manual focus and that, I thought, was keeping me from being able to record what I see. Now that I know the pattern changes depending on which eye I use makes me think a camera might no see ...

I do not wear contacts nor have I had any lens replacement surgery.

Great idea. It is still there. I'm really stumped.

I tried looking with my left eye. There are still shapes visible but they are plainly different for each eye.
What in the world am I seeing? My retinas?

Sorry, I should have mentioned that I have addressed that as well. I placed a white piece of paper on the stage an light it from above. No change. I have rotated the eyepiece with no effect. Actually I used a different eyepiece as well. The focus of this aberration never changes either. The only way...

My Amscope M500 has what seems to be a defect of dirt of some kind that I can only think is in the prism. What I see through the scope looks somewhat like a magnified fingerprint with a few bright spots of varying size in various places. It is definitely not something on the eyepiece and appears tho...

Thank you all for the welcome and I was considering making a darkfield filter but decided to order a set of various sized center stops and a few oblique lighting filters as well. I have also been gathering containers for samples. The weather should be cooperative in a day or two. I'm planning a trip...

My name is Greg and I'm in Kentucky, USA. I had a microscope as a boy and I recently got the urge to get a better one. I saw one for sale nearby for a good price but it was a toolmaker's microscope. I chose not to buy that although it did look very impressive. I ended up with a very reasonably price...