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The fine adjustment knob in a microscope is used to make precise focusing adjustments. It allows the user to refine the focus by making small, incremental movements of the objective lens. This feature is particularly useful when examining very detailed or delicate specimens that require precise focusing.
Never touch the very small dial first. You want to work your way from big to small on the dials. The very large one had a broad focus, and as you get smaller, the focus is clearer
An optical microscope uses a system of (usually) glass lenses to focus the small amounts of light given off by the subject into your eye.
the big knob is called the coarse adjustment knob and the smaller one is the fine adjustment knob coarse does a large scale focus, fine does such small scale focus you can only see a difference in how the (item under microscope) looks. You don't see the stage / nosepeice move up or down.
microscope is made up of thousands of small prisms....
This allows for small adjustments to the focus. Usually the large focus is used with smaller powers (not zoomed in as much), to locate the specimen and move it closer (or further away) from the lens. The fine focus knob is used once the specimen is almost in focus, or if you are on high power.
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The fine adjustment knob in a microscope is used to make precise focusing adjustments. It allows the user to refine the focus by making small, incremental movements of the objective lens. This feature is particularly useful when examining very detailed or delicate specimens that require precise focusing.
The knobs on the side of a microscope are the focus knobs. The large one is the course focus, and the smaller one is the fine focus.
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The fine adjustment, the two little knobs on both sides of a compound microscope, is rotated to move the body tube down or the stage up in tiny distances to help you focus in HIGH power.The fine focus knob is geared with a different ratio than the coarse knob to "fine tune" your focus. It allows for tiny adjustments to the focus setting, rather than larger ones.
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This allows for small adjustments to the focus. Usually the large focus is used with smaller powers (not zoomed in as much), to locate the specimen and move it closer (or further away) from the lens. The fine focus knob is used once the specimen is almost in focus, or if you are on high power.
Definitions for the parts of a microscope:eyepiece: where you place your eyebody tube: the tube that supports the eyepiececoarse focus adjustment: a knob that makes large adjustments to the focusfine focus adjustment: a knob that makes small adjustments to the focus ( it is often smaller than the coarse focus knob)Revolving nose-piece:the rotating device that holds the objective (lenses)Arm: this attaches the eyepiece and body tube to the baselow-powerobjective: a small lens with low magnifying powerHigh-powerobjective: a large lens with high magnifying powerStage clips: metal clips that hold a slide securely onto the stageStage: the platform on which a slide is placedDiaphragm: an adjustable opening under the stage, allowing different amounts of light onto the stageInclination joint: an adjustable joint that lets the arm tilt at various angleslight source (or mirror): this directs light upwards onto the slideBase: this supports the microscope