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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
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    • Club Presidents
    • Committee
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    • Slide database
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    • President’s blog 2017–2018
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Why amateur microscopy?Why amateur microscopy?

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Upcoming Events

Saturday 11th March – Sonning Common
Reading Convention
Lectures, Displays &
Sales.

Saturday 11th March – Kettering
Practical Astronomy Show
Quekett will have a stand as part of its outreach programme.

Saturday 18th March 2023 – Crowfield
Anglian Microscopy Group
Polarised light  Adding polarisers to microscopes  Making fibre slides

Olympus BH-2 with cameraTaking photos through a microscope

Read our 3 articles:

• Starting digital photomicrography

• Microscopes and digital photography

• Advanced digital photomicrography

What’s new?

• AGM details (members only)
• New login procedures w.e.f 1st March 2023
• Gossip 7th February (video, members only)
• Gossip 17th January (video, members only)
• Wimbledon Common Nature Club report

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

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