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.

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Forthcoming Events

Saturday 21st June 2025 – Keston, Kent
Excursion
Pond dipping and practical microscopy

Saturday 21st June 2025 – Crowfield
Anglian Microscopy Group
Fun with Feathers

Saturday 28th June 2025 – Walton-on-the-Naze
Home Counties Meeting (Essex)
Excursion to collect fossils followed by practical microscopy and talks

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?

• World Microscope Day 2025 – videos (members)
• Gossip meeting “Stained sections” – report
• Presidential Lecture “The Gain In Brain Lies Mainly In The Stain” (members only)
• Gossip Meeting “Your Go-To Equipment” – video

Citizen science

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

Become a member

Read about the benefits of becoming a member of the Quekett, including the Club’s Bulletin and Journal, and a varied programme of gossip meetings, lectures and excursions.  Download the leaflet.

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