CURRENT ISSUE: Micscape Magazine, exploring the miniature world.

MICSCAPE - Exploring the miniature world

Issue 210 - April 2013 : Articles this month (ISSN 1365 - 070x) Updated on 13th of each month.

Cheshire apertometer in use by Dushan Grujich.

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Measuring NA of the microscope objective. Using DIY Cheshire's apertometer - by Dushan Grujich (Australia)

The Cycloptic^®AO (American optical) CMO stereo microscope - R Jordan Kreindler (USA) PDF

Another gallery of polarized crystals - Richard Howey (USA)

A (second) close up view of a flowering Begonia - Brian Johnston (Canada)

Clark and Page (1904 - 1923) - Illustrated essay on the work of these short lived but prolific slide makers. Brian Stevenson (USA) PDF

Topical tip: Taking accurate and repeatable measurements with a continuously variable zoom stereo microscope - David Walker (UK)

In Focus: "The British Phycological Society invites entries for the 2013 Hilda Canter-Lund Photography Award, for a photograph on a phycological theme." Entry details and shortlisted images from previous years' competitions can be found on the Society's website. Thank you to Martyn Kelly for the information.

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External links. Below are some of our favourites, which includes sites with extensive links and/or resources for the optical microscopy enthusiast.
External Microscopy forums: Places to discuss the hobby or to raise queries. www.photomacrography.net forums, galleries, articles on macroscopy and photomicrography. www.quekett.net/forum/index.php forum for both Quekett Microscopical Club members and other enthusiasts. Yahoo groups: a 'P' denotes current and archived messages are public i.e. not limited to members. Amateur Microscopy P (started November 2008) Yahoo Diatom Forum P Microscope P (>1500 members, very active) Microscopehobby P (started Apr 2005) Wild M20 microscope microcosmo (for Italian speaking enthusiasts) CombineZ P stacking software forum created by the software's author Mikroskopie-Treff.de (Extensive German microscopy forum; some English categories.) Mikrobiologische Vereinigung München e. V. Wide range of articles and resources in German. Le Naturaliste French based forum and image gallery for micro / macro but open to non French speaking international contributors.	Other sites Light Microscopy Forum links and articles Little Imp Publications public domain books on CD. (Hosted by Savona Books). Mikroskop Museum German website with resources on microscopes / makers . Molecular Expressions awesome optical microscopy resources Dennis Kunkel's SEM images stunning images Diatoms Ireland - resource site by Leszek Wolnik Leitz museum an illustrated resource compiled by Robert Allen Microbe hunter a free monthly microscopy enthusiast magazine edited by Oliver Kim Microscopies online magazine and Forum for French speakers Micrographia articles, projects for the enthusiast Microscopy Today journal with online archive Modern Microscopy online journal by McCrone Group Fun Science Gallery projects, articles on optics G. Couger's microscopy links extensive links A Cabinet of Curiosities a resource on Victorian microscope slides by Howard Lynk www.viewsfromscience.com projects by Ely Silk e.g. chilled stage for crystal growth studies and LED fluorescence 'Diatoms Ireland' resource by Leszek Wolnik Historical makers of microscopes and microscope slides Brian Stevenson's extensive resource on Victorian slide makers Cambridge rocking microtome resources including manual

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