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

Saturday 6th August 2022 – Horsham
CANCELLED Excursion to Warnham Local Nature Reserve
Visit to the interesting and varied nature reserve, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 2RA.

Saturday 13th August 2022 – Letchworth.
Microscopium – The Microscopists’ Fair
The Quekett Sales Event.  Letchworth Settlement, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 4UB.

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?

• The L.V. Martin Lecture – “Photo Stacking”
• Derek Stevens R.I.P
• Wimbledon Common BioBlitz report
• Home Counties (Pitsea) meeting report
• Anglian Microscopy Group – Inaugural Meeting

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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