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When focusing the microscope downward, you take the chance of damaging the expensive objective lens by crushing the slide trying to get it in focus. By first eyeballing the objective lens and adjusting it very close to the slide, and then moving the objective lens up for the correct focus you're safe.
It moves the objective lens down to just above the slide
If you move closer while looking thru the lens, there is a danger of cracking the slide, especially using coarse adjustment.
Most microscope stages have clips for holding the slide. If you do not have any clips on your microscope stage, you can use tape to hold the slide in place.
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It will crack or break.
When focusing the microscope downward, you take the chance of damaging the expensive objective lens by crushing the slide trying to get it in focus. By first eyeballing the objective lens and adjusting it very close to the slide, and then moving the objective lens up for the correct focus you're safe.
It moves the objective lens down to just above the slide
You might crack the glass.
When focusing the microscope downward, you take the chance of damaging the expensive objective lens by crushing the slide trying to get it.
When using a microscope, the initial focusing of any slide is done under either the 4x or 10x objective. Once you have your subject in focus, you may make further adjustments.
You mount the slide on the microscope stage. It will have X/Y horizontal movement to view different parts of the specimen. The light is usually under the stage and may have some adjustment, and even focusing. Vertical adjustment is usually accomplished by focusing the objective up and down.
If you move closer while looking thru the lens, there is a danger of cracking the slide, especially using coarse adjustment.
If you move closer while looking thru the lens, there is a danger of cracking the slide, especially using coarse adjustment.
A coverslip is a thin glass placed on the microscope slide.
Depends on the microscope, I would expect. All of the light microscopes I've ever used you could just turn to different objectives, but be careful not to crack the slide in doing so.
The name of the microscope slide with the dip in it is the hanging drop slide. The dip is a special concave, depression, in the center of the slide.