Converting Ocular Unit Magnification

[Draco]

Hey guys, I'm in panic mode right now and was just hoping if you guys knew a bit about magnification? Well basically i did a lab and in the lab we were supposed to observe and measure pollen tube length at 40x. My partner didn't follow this and measured the lengths at different magnifications. I have the ocular units and magnifications and was just wondering is it possible to convert the ocular units to like different magnifications.

So like converting ocular units from 10x to 40x. (e.g. 25 OMU at 10x is ____ OMU at 40x)

Is it possible? Please help, I'm like really scared now.

 

[chemisttree]

pretty straightforward. See a description http://academic.evergreen.edu/curricular/fcb/wk2calibration.doc"

 

[Blueshift5]

Hi there,

I understand your concern about converting ocular units to different magnifications. It is certainly possible to convert ocular units from one magnification to another. The conversion factor for this would be the ratio of the two magnifications. For example, to convert from 10x to 40x, you would divide the ocular units at 40x by the ocular units at 10x.

In your example, 25 OMU at 10x is equivalent to 100 OMU at 40x. This means that the pollen tube length measured at 25 OMU at 10x would be equivalent to a length of 100 OMU at 40x.

I hope this helps alleviate your panic and allows you to accurately analyze your lab results. Just remember to use the appropriate conversion factor for the magnifications you are working with. Best of luck!