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

Coronal funnel of Stephanoceros fimbriatusCoronal funnel of Stephanoceros fimbriatus, by David Linstead

Upcoming events

Sunday 6th June 2021, Joint meeting on pollen with Northamptonshire Natural History Society, The Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, NN1 1LD

Tuesday 8th June 2021, Gossip meeting “Re-purposing everyday objects for microscopy”, via Zoom

Tuesday 13th July 2021, Gossip meeting “Building a Zoom practical meeting”, via Zoom

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?

• Steve Gill’s Presidential Address: “Collaboration”
• World Microscope Day 2021
• “Books that encouraged me to take up microscopy” meeting report
• “My latest microscopical acquisition” meeting report

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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