Hello everyone,
a "nothing special" picture of a Copepod nauplius (I suppose...) found in a small "magic" pond in my backyard.
The "weapon" was an evergreen Leitz SM (black enamel series) equipped with an "eagle-eye" Leitz Apo 25/0.65 (old 37mm parfocalized series).
Brightfield illumination, focus stacking of 9 images (it remained miraculously motionless for a couple of seconds).
Ciao
Toni
Copepod nauplius
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Copepod nauplius
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orangetang
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Re: Copepod nauplius
Very cool. I'm awaiting scope in the mail to setup for this same purpose. I have a saltwater aquarium I hope to identify various pods and tiny organisms. Will be starting off with basic NPl Leitz objectives though.
What's required in prep for sample such as this? Is it as simple as a random drops of water from your pond under a cover slip?
What's required in prep for sample such as this? Is it as simple as a random drops of water from your pond under a cover slip?
Re: Copepod nauplius
Hi orangetang and thank you for your appreciation.
Yes...this picture is the casual result of a casual wandering into a drop of water coming from a pond in my backyard.
The only real problem is that nauplius are very three-dimensional organisms, so you need to stack at least 5-6 images, but they are constantly moving.
So, you have to wait for the right moment for "steal" some "stackable" images!
Ciao
Toni
Yes...this picture is the casual result of a casual wandering into a drop of water coming from a pond in my backyard.
The only real problem is that nauplius are very three-dimensional organisms, so you need to stack at least 5-6 images, but they are constantly moving.
So, you have to wait for the right moment for "steal" some "stackable" images!
Ciao
Toni