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What is the fine focus knob?

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in a microscope their is a knob referred to as "fine focus knob" it is meant to change the distance between the lens and the platform.

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What knob controls the adjustments of focus?

it could be either coarse or fine knob. coarse knob is used to focus image at higher magnification, while fine knob is used to focus on lower magnification


Turning which knob moves the objective lenses the greatest vertical distance?

coarse focus. This was by Joseph, hi R.C.S


What microscope is used to focus under low power only?

Course Focus Knob- low Fine Focus Knob- high -MC


After focusing on top of specimen what happens to the depth of focus as you turn the fine adjustment knob backward?

If the fine focus knob is turned backwards the depth of the specimen decreases. When the knob is turned forward the depth of the specimen increases.


What does the fine-adjustment knob do on a microscope?

The fine-adjustment knob moves the body tube slightly to bring the image into sharper focus.


Which adjustment knob is used to sharpen the focus?

The Fine Adjustment


What does the fine adjustment knob on a microscope do?

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.


When using the high power objective which focus knob do you use?

The fine adjustment knob is used with the power objective on the microscope. Since the objective is already at the highest objective possible for that microscope, using the coarse adjustment knob would focus to much on the object making the details harder to read. Using the fine adjustment knob, you are able to see the fine details within the object or organism you are studying. The higher the power, the finer the knob and the lower the objective, the coarser the knob and objective.


What does a course focasing knob do on a microscope mean?

A coarse knob allows quick movement to roughly focus on a specimen. After which, the fine knob is used to finely hone in on the specimen and bring it in to clear focus.


What does a rough focusing knob do on a microscope?

The rough focus knob is what makes the contents of the slide visible. Once you get it as visible as you can with the rough focus knob, you switch to the fine adjustment and see if you can make the image clearer.


How do you make the image you see through a microscope look bigger?

Tryin to find the answer is it fine or focus knob?


What does the fine focus knob of a microscope do?

it helps to hold the stage together to see the specimen.