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

Female brine shrimp phyllopodFemale brine shrimp phyllopod

Upcoming events

Sunday 3rd October 2021, Annual Exhibition of Microscopy, Elm Court Youth & Community Centre, 363 Mutton Lane, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 3BP

Saturday 16th October 2021, South Coast Meeting, Village Hall, High Street, Langton Matravers, Dorset, BH19 3HA

Saturday 13th November 2021, L. V. Martin Lecture “Insect photography” by Penny Metal, 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?

• Nikon Small World Competition results
• Report of Microscopium – The Microscopists’ Fair
• Enter a slide for a Marson Award at Quekex
• RMS Scientific Imaging Competition results
• Steve Gill’s Presidential Address: “Collaboration”

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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