Loosen Stem after $12 upgrade to my microscope

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LeonhardEuler
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Loosen Stem after $12 upgrade to my microscope

#1 Post by LeonhardEuler » Wed Apr 07, 2021 3:48 am

Was $12 to buy a piece of polarization film and cut it into 2 pieces for polarization microscopy. Was pleasantly surprised by the first effect I've even generated using this method.

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Re: Loosen Stem after $12 upgrade to my microscope

#2 Post by DrPhoxinus » Wed Apr 07, 2021 12:26 pm

What was the film source and where did you have the pieces in the optical path?

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Gerard

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Re: Loosen Stem after $12 upgrade to my microscope

#3 Post by LeonhardEuler » Wed Apr 07, 2021 4:47 pm

DrPhoxinus wrote:
Wed Apr 07, 2021 12:26 pm
What was the film source and where did you have the pieces in the optical path?

Regards

Gerard
I just got the 12$ sheets from amazon

I cut a square to cover the light-source, and this is the sheet i rotate to get the effect

I had a smaller square i cut to go over the microscope coverslip
but i think i will make a special coverslip with a polarized sheet sandwiched between two glass-slips to see if thats a better solution

i was trying to avoid putting anything in the head of my microscope

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