Celestron optical instruments deliver excellent resolution and contrast. Celestron's instruments offer versatility in viewing any microscopy subject that interests you. Celestron offers microscopes suited for a wide variety of uses - hobby, education and research. This is a heavy duty intermediate level biological microscope. It has a mechanical stage that is standard equipment with knobs controlling both axes for easy centering of specimen slides. The LED illumination provides portability with its battery operated design so that it can be used outside or on field trips. All metal construction of the bases, arms, stands, and heads give the microscope lasting durability and rigidity. It has five prepared slides included so you can begin enjoying viewing right "out from the box". The Microscope is backed with a two year limited warranty.
Features
- A heavy duty intermediate level microscope with a quadruple nosepiece that provides powers up to 1000x for serious users but at a popular price
- 10x wide field (18mm field of view) eyepiece and 4x, 10x, 40x, and 100x objective lenses combine to provide powers of 40x, 100x, 400x, and 1000x for more advanced users
- The monocular head rotates 360 degrees which allows viewing at any position plus enables others to share your view without moving the microscope
- 45 degrees inclined viewing angle provides comfortable viewing
- LED illuminator (battery powered) provides not only direct control of light but it adds portability so that you can use the microscope outside or take it on field trips
- Abbe condenser allows you to concentrate the light cone and to regulate the illumination light
- Iris diaphragm allows for adjusting the amount of light passing into the specimen to optimize resolution, contrast, and sharpness by a lever control
- Mechanical stage with a large working area of 115mm x 125mm (4.5" x 4.9") comes with stage clips and makes it easy to center slide specimens with precise movements in two axes with knobs which is critical at powers of 400x and higher
- Coarse and fine focusing knobs to make focusing easier at powers of 400x and higher
- Blue, green, and yellow filters which can be useful for enhanced contrast and color correction
Specifications
- Head - Monocular - 45 degree Inclined
- Head Rotatable - 360 degrees
- Objective Nosepiece - Quadruple
- Objective Sizes & DIN - 4x, 10x, 40x, 100x - 195mm
- Eyepiece(s) - 10x - Wide Field
- Eyepiece Field of View - 18mm
- Magnification (Power) - 40x, 100x, 400x, 1000x
- Condenser - Abbe N.A. 1.25
- Diaphragm - Iris
- Illumination - Built-in Adj. LED (user supplied )3-AA
- Stage - Mechanical 115mmx125mm / 4.5"x4.9"
- Focus System - Coarse & Fine
- Weight - 6.9 lb. / (3.13 kg)
- Warranty - Celestron 2 year limited warranty
