DIY Microscopy: Session 4 (Microscopy and Measurement)

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In continuation with the series on theme microscopy, this week we will discuss ways to approximate the size of an object from image and possible sources of error during the measurement.

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The session will also be live-streamed: Here

24 Dec | 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm | Thursday

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Session 4 Microscopy and Measurement

In this session we discussed the following,

• Difference between magnification and resolution.
• Approximation of size of objects the following software
  • Imagemeter app
  • GIMP
• We also briefly discussed about calibration, optical and digital zoom , reference scale, pixel to micrometer conversion etc.