can you see human sperm as well, i am doing a study on them and i think it would be cool to see them, and does this really have a 40x to 1000x zoom?
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With respect to the zoom factor, it has two separate eyepieces which can be swapped, at 10x and 25x optical magnification. Then there's the objectives, which can be swapped via the rotating nosepiece, and these individual objectives provide three magnifications at 4x, 10x, and 40x magnification. While 1000x magnification is possible, you'll need immersion oil which you put a drop of on the slide, with the oil coming into contact with the slide and the objective at the same time to increase the numerical aperture of the objective. If you are preparing semen samples, you'd likely need to dry them out first according to the appropriate preparation protocols, or the immersion oil will cause it to move around, and will contaminate your objective. Additionally, if this is part of research through a university or institution, you need to fill out an ethics compliance form prior to taken part in research which uses in vitro human tissue samples, as well has having a clearly defined testing protocol for handling the tissue sample. Celestron and similar companies provide "prepared microscope slides" (http://www.amazon.com/Celestron-No-44410-Prepared-Microscope-25-Piece/dp/B000Q74GV6/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1427413190&sr=1-1&keywords=microscope+test+slides) with things like spore, blood, sputum, etc, which might be more useful in your studies than preparing the samples yourself.
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Celestron 5 MP actually has the resolution of its shots 5 - 12 megapixels. Setting to 5 mpx is optimal IMHO. The size and resolution of your computer display is very important when we speak of the microscope magnification. If you watch your shot on the small, build-in screen (300x200 pixels) you, of course, cannot have great magnification (anyway I enjoy it). A 5 megapixels picture taken by the microscope must be viewed on the screen with comparable resolution (wide * height ~= 5000000 pixel). If you have it and the microscope zoom is maximized you will have 200x magnification and even more. I can't say more precisely now. IMHO, quality of the microscope optic is good, and shots are nice. Please, pay attention that this microscope is designed to look AT objects (light falls on the object). When you use a classic microscope you use transillumination (light behind the object). So if you want to look at plant cells you probably should search for a classic type of a microscope. In general, I've got what I wanted. The only bad thing I met is that the microscope software provided on the CD disk refused to work at my Windows XP SP3. But anyway you can connect the microscope to a computer via USB and treat it like a flash drive. In "My computer" folder you will have Microscope Icon, and you can run the windows master for taking shot from microscope, directly on your computer.
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I don't think so. The slides have a special design and. In other way, this microscope have a very poor zoom.
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Hello, I think she will love it! I'm 66yrs old and enjoyed looking at everything we could find. The Scope is worth every penny. However a serious biology student would prefer a more suitable product. Used for amusement this microscope is perfect.
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there is a digital zoom button you can push to zoom in, i think it's like 4x power or so. the quality goes down really far when you zoom in to the point where it's not worth using, very pixelated.
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At an estimated 200 dpi and up (it doesn't actually let you know how high it goes, another limitation as far as I'm concerned), it actually scans at a moderate rate, not too fast and not too slow. Trouble is, I've relied on it for for crisp scans at 200 dpi and up, and it just doesn't do it very well. It wouldn't bother me if the sources were not the greatest resolution to start with, but they are, and the scanner just doesn't do them justice even at the highest resolution.
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Hi Scott, Yes, you can see all three. However: Because the scope is a short focal length scope it gives a wide field of view and rather low magnification even with 10mm eyepiece (35X). If you can obtain a 2X Barlow, a power booster lens that you put between the eyepiece and the focusing tube, you will be able to have 70X magnification with the 80mm Go Scope. I bought a 7mm wide angle eyepiece for mine, which gives a magnification of 100X with my Orion Shorty Barlow. This gives very good views of the planets and spectacular views of the moon. Keep in mind, that "seeing conditions," that is how steady the atmosphere is any given night, can be the biggest factor in how good a planetary image will be. It can vary quite a bit, night to night, so if you don't get a sharp image of the planet, don't blame the telescope. Try another night. Also, particularly with Mars, it depends how close to the Mars the Earth is at any given time in our orbits. I have had only so-so views of Mars with big telescopes with high powers and steady seeing conditions when the planets were at great distances from one another. On the other hand, the clearest, brightest, and most detailed view of the surface features of Mars was through my 70mm Tele-Vue Pronto when Mars was at its nearest point in years back in 2004. And that view was obtained in the heart of a light polluted city! Hope this helps. If I can be of any further assistance, let me know. Sincerely, Joe R.
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Im veterinarian and i work on the lab, with this microscope u can see very accuracy a bunch of intracelular parasites likes Rickettsias and Protozoans. Including larvies of Heart worm. Even u can prepare good citologias en visualize the núcleo or cytoplasms very well. i am using mine with ocular 20x to achieve more magnificence.
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My son's son has this microscope and at this point I cannot answer this question...It is one of the better Microscopes out there...
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The useful magnification is about 140x for astronomical purposes. Beyond this you're going to get fuzzy images. Don't be fooled by extravagant claims.
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I bought it to do an at home sperm count and could see them with the 600x and 1200x. Don't expect a great quality one though it's really cheap and you have to adjust it quite a bit but when its in focus it does work well.
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DNA/RNA?!? Dream on! You need an electron scanning microscope to see THAT small! Uhh... if you weren't aware of this, the DNA is _INSIDE_ the nucleus of the cell. The AmScope microscope, at it's higher magnifications, will allow you to see single cell organisms but certainly NOT details of the interior cell structure.
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I have the 100x, 200x, 400x eyeclops. The only power i like to use is 100x. The area you are looking at is so tiny that 200x or 400x is too much power. I have a hand held microscope that is 30x, and actually that is the amount of power that is perfect for the viewing area. I ordered the handheld from Educational Innovations. Their online is www.teachersource.com. The first 30x I bought at Radio Shack, but last time I checked they didn't sell them anymore, so I bought a 100x which I didn't like nearly as well. I found the eyeclops at walmart for $20 in the discounted toys. and once again i like the 30 power from teachersource better.
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I don't think so. The slides have a special design and.In other way, this microscope have a very poor zoom.
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Yes you can see light and images but not clear images. It is very sexy and beautiful.
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No, if you compare to a microscope this is maybe 10x or so. I normally use a scope that goes up to 50x so I am comparing the resolution, this is nowhere near the resolution of a 50x microscope.
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The zoom is great, although it does blurry at full zoom, ie. I zoomed in on an eagle across our lake good 1/8 of a mile but I know it is the eagle would not hang it on the wall. Fast motion have limited experience some blurry others fine.