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Your microscope is made up of the
following parts (Fig. 1-4):
1 Binocular view piece (with eye-
piece supports)
2 Stereo objective
3 Eyepieces
4 Illumination (LED)
5 Microscope stage (with object
plate)
6 Stage clips
7 Focus knob
8 On/off switch
9 Battery compartment
10 Mounting screws
11 Battery contacts (flat sheets and
spring terminals)
12 mineral samples
Incident light microscopy
5 prepared slides
Transmitted light microscopy
Object plate
Location
Before you start, choose an ideal loca-
tion for using your microscope. It is
important that you have enough light
available (window, desk lamp).
Simple Observation
Place the object to be observed (for
example, a rock) in the middle of the
microscope stage (5). When the object
is large enough, it is best to fix it in
place with the stage clips (6).
Now, take a look through the binocular
eye lens (1) and change the distance
of the eyepiece (3), so that you have a
circular, clear image.
The sharpness is adjusted by slowly
turning the focus knob (7).
