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

Apis mellifera - mouthpartsMouthparts of Apis mellifera

Upcoming events

Tuesday 12th July 2022, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. – L. V. Martin Lecture, “Photo stacking” by John Chapman. Natural History Museum, South Kensington, London, SW7 5BD.

Friday 15th to Monday 18th July 2022 – Practical Microscopy Weekend
Flatford Mill Field Centre, East Bergholt, Suffolk, CO7 6UL.

Saturday 23rd July 2022 – Anglian Microscopy Group
Cleaning and maintenance of microscopes.
Crowfield Village Hall, Stone Street, Crowfield, Suffolk, IP6 9SZ.

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?

• Wimbledon Common BioBlitz report
• Home Counties (Pitsea) meeting report
• Anglian Microscopy Group – Inaugural Meeting
• “From the Micro to the Nano World” – video (Members only)
• Steve Gill’s Second Presidential Address – video (Members only)

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.

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