Murchison Particles, 400X
The photo below is the first photo I took of a microscopic view of
scrapings of my small piece of the Murchison meteorite. For this
observation I simply scraped the outside of the specimen onto a drop
of water on microscope slide and then I placed a cover slip on it.
This first sample was done more to perfect the technique than to
acquire any specific data about the contents of the meteorite. Below
the photos is an illustrated explanation of how I took the
photo.
Murchison Particles, 400X
Murchison Particles, 400X, color-enhanced
I needed a way to take the photo of the microscopic view of the
particles from the Murchison meteorite. The microvideo systems that
are available run into the thousands of dollars while the latest
computer microscope systems are still in the area of around $800 (in
1997). Not having those expensive items, I simply placed a Color
Quickcam on top of the eyepiece of a student microscope and connected
it to A MAC Performa Power PC and I had a low-cost microscope camera
(in 1997). The two views of the setup below are
self-explanatory.
Front View of Computer Microscope Setup
Side View of Computer Microscope Setup
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