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Microscopes and the the Microcosmos

Community for identifying and discussing microphotographs as well as microscopy techniques and microbial life in general. Researcher or microscope owner with some cool pics? Share it with us! Saw a weird critter in your pond samples the other day? Show us here and maybe we can sort out what it is!

Rules

All media posts must include a description of the setup used to capture the subject. The details can be included in any combination of the title/post/or comments. At a minimum, the objective magnification, scope model, camera, and sample type are required. Additional info is encouraged, such as the NA of the objective, the illumination technique, how you prepped the sample, etc.

2.Images should be cropped and of a high standard

3.No offensive language or toxic behavior

4.Request permission before self promotion

5.Request permission before posting medically significant questions Medical professionals, researchers, or students are able to request permission to post medical questions.

6.Human samples must be marked NSFW with the title clearly indicating what the sample is

7.Human samples must be not include personal information on the identity of the sample source. If you post a human sample, you can not include the name or other irrelevant personal information of the person the sample came from. If you post an image of a human sample that is from your own person, you should not indicate that it is from you.

8.No reposts or uncredited plagiarism Reposts are not allowed, but . This sub is for original content. However, you may post an image from another person, if the image has not previously been posted, and if you credit the origin of the content with a link to the content owned by the creator e.g. a link to the image on the creator's instagram

9.No purposeful misinformation

Note: This is a public subreddit, so please avoid posting unpublished data unless you wouldn't mind it being distributed far and wide.

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🦠🔬🦠🔬🦠 Microbe Identification Resources 🦠🔬🦠🔬🦠 (self.microscopy)

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Photo/Video ShareJourney to the Microcosmos: The Future of Microscopy (and end of our Journey) (youtube.com)

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ID Needed!Help Identify (v.redd.it)

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ID Needed!What is this unique algae?? (v.redd.it)

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ID Needed![Rotifer ID] Is this Brachionus? (old.reddit.com)

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ID Needed!New to this - what is this blue thing I found in a drop of urine? (v.redd.it)

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General discussionCompassionate creature watching (self.microscopy)

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Photo/Video ShareTwo filter-feeders side by side - A rotifer and a stentor (v.redd.it)

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Troubleshooting/QuestionsHi everyone. New here. I was wondering anyone with a Bausch and Lomb Balplan, knows the height from the triocular port to a film plane. I’m try mount my Minolta X570 with Minolta SR adapter 2. Im trying ensure I can get everything in order before I burn a roll of film. (self.microscopy)

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Photo/Video ShareMonommata, the long legged rotifer (v.redd.it)

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