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  • Starting with microscopes
    • Why amateur microscopy?
    • Compound microscopes
    • Stereomicroscopes
    • Microscopic life
    • Antique microscopes and slides
    • Microscopes for children
    • Microscopes and digital photography
    • Starting digital photomicrography
    • Glossary
  • Resources
    • Advanced digital photomicrography
    • Stacking & stitching
    • Links
    • Downloads
    • Little Imp Archival Series
    • Setting up Köhler illumination
    • Making Rheinberg illumination discs
    • Photo of the month
    • Pond nets
    • Recommended books
    • UK sources of used microscopes
    • Understanding the microscope
    • Articles
    • Microscopy for beekeepers
  • Members’ area
    • Archives
    • Auctions
    • Bulletin archive
    • Bulletin indices and supplements
    • Club Presidents
    • Committee
    • Downloads for members
    • Honorary Members
    • Library
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    • Microscopes
    • Photography showcase
    • Programme archive
    • Shop
    • Slide database
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    • Slide showcase
    • Videos
  • Blogs
    • President’s blog 2017–2018
    • President’s blog 2009–2012
    • Webmaster’s blog 2021–2022
    • Webmaster’s blog 2020
    • Webmaster’s blog 2019
    • Webmaster’s blog 2018
    • Webmaster’s blog 2017
    • Webmaster’s blog 2016
    • Webmaster’s blog 2015
    • Webmaster’s blog 2014
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Why amateur microscopy?Why amateur microscopy?

Discover the amazing world under the microscope, learn how to get the best from your microscope, or how to take stunning photos. Join our amateur community to learn more.

Photo of the month

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Upcoming Events

Tuesday 7th February 2023  6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Gossip Meeting –
Zoom logo only
Capturing and editing video footage

Saturday 18th February 2023 – Crowfield, Suffolk
Anglian Microscopy Group
Stains and staining      Making Gram-stained smears

Saturday 25th February 2023 – Cobham
Home Counties Meeting (Surrey)
Short talks, gossip and practical microscopy.

Olympus BH-2 with cameraTaking photos through a microscope

Read our 3 articles:

• Starting digital photomicrography

• Microscopes and digital photography

• Advanced digital photomicrography

Members’ area

Club members can log in to access additional resources, including meeting reports, videos of lectures, and galleries of slides and photomicrographs.

What’s new?

• Gossip 17th January (video, members only)
• Wimbledon Common Nature Club report
• Annual Christmas Quiz (members only)
• Quekett Christmas Lecture (members only)
• The MC Cooke Lecture (members only)

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How you can help us as a citizen scientist by joining our projects.

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