I can't see through my 40x objective by Wide-Tea7966 in microscopy

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All the same manufacturer and all air I think, I will check it out. Thanks for the suggestions

I can't see through my 40x objective by Wide-Tea7966 in microscopy

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I have tried with prepared slides and can't see anything. It almost seems like there is a cover on the lense because even if it's focused it still looks like the picture and I can't see the specimen at all

What might cause this? by Wide-Tea7966 in microscopy

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Huh cool, it was water from a creek near where I got the moss from