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Why is slide centered before moving to higher power on microscope?
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∙ 12y ago
When you switch to high power, you are focusing on a very small part of the large picture. If you center your object under low power (preferably by the little black arrow most microscopes have) you will see the object you are looking at 100% of the time. If you do not center your object, the object will end up being off to the side of what you are looking at in your field of view. It's kind of like zooming in on a map on the internet, you have to center what you want to zoom in on or else you will zoom in on an area you did not want to look at.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 12y agoIf the slide is not centered before switching to high power, you would not be able to find the specimen because the viewing area on high power is an extremely small fraction compared to the size of the slide. Also, the movements you make while moving the slide are exaggerated greatly by the level of magnification supplied by the high power lens.
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∙ 9y agoWhen viewing specimens or objects under a microscope, it should be set to a low power first. This allows for a wider field of view that makes an object easier to locate.
Jake England
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∙ 12y agocentering a specimin on low power first makes it easier to find the general location of the object before you magnify the microscope too much to find it
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∙ 15y agoLow-power allows you to first find the specimen and it sometimes prevents the high-power from touching the slide.
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∙ 12y agoIt is easier to start with low power lenses because it makes it easier to find the object that you are focusing on and object looks clear . It is not easy to focus with high magnification .
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∙ 13y agoFocusing the microscope should always first be done with low power lenses to avoid breaking higher power lenses. Higher power lenses are more expensive than lower power ones.
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wouldn't it be moving?
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up
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The object on the viewing stage is close to the lens of a microscope. Racking downward risks the lens touching the object and damaging either the object itself or the lens. Before moving the lens down, make sure you can see the lens and the object from the side of the microscope to void the two touching each other.
