Recent content by remorris44

The photo was taken via smartphone so it did pretty much get saturated in the center. The effect is less dramatic in the microscope when looking with the naked eye but still drastic (contrast difference between stained tissue and nothing). With a dimmer setting on the scope the color contrast...

No worries, just glad to have someone to bounce ideas with. No, the problem is with nearly every setting. Only when the stops are just right can I get a glimpse of the good contrast. I want to say that it is a vignetting type of refraction artifact but if so it's pretty sad to say that an...

It is an olympus BX60M. Got it for free from the university surplus department. When I adjust the field stop/aperture stop just right I can see the good contrast around the center but otherwise the entire field of view is at comparable resolution but very poor contrast.

https://www.dropbox.com/sc/eo2c8j4kd12pdvn/AACGJ8YZvk35BSX1BsBoKIIsa Please view the above image. I am getting awesome contrast on the periphery of the image but hardly any in the center. The sample is an H and E stained tissue and I just got the microscope in today. I am a rookie with...

Hi guys, I know this sounds crazy but I do not understand why household circuits are grounded. It is this grounding that causes more harm than good in my opinion. I understand the need for it, e.g. if your washing machine's hot wire shakes loose and contacts the housing and it weren't...