California Academy of Sciences photographs beautifully arranged diatoms on microscope slides. Scale bars in photos of this set represent 100 µm.
*Please note the colors are not representative of living diatoms
Diatoms are golden brown algae (class Bacillariophyceae). Diatoms are ideal objects for testing the resolution of a compound microscope.
Making a simple arranged diatom slide is actually not difficult, but it will takes time. With the proper set of tools and a certain amount of patience and perseverance, it can be achieved fairly quickly.
Check how to do it here.
All images are © Copyright of California Academy of Sciences
Check the website: http://www.flickr.com/photos/casgeology/sets/72157633997313366/
*Please note the colors are not representative of living diatoms
Diatoms are golden brown algae (class Bacillariophyceae). Diatoms are ideal objects for testing the resolution of a compound microscope.
Making a simple arranged diatom slide is actually not difficult, but it will takes time. With the proper set of tools and a certain amount of patience and perseverance, it can be achieved fairly quickly.
Check how to do it here.
All images are © Copyright of California Academy of Sciences
Check the website: http://www.flickr.com/photos/casgeology/sets/72157633997313366/
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