Chapter 9 Photomicrography
Stereo Photomicroscopes
A stereomicroscope is quite different from a compound or upright microscope. It has a primary objective and eyepieces but that is where their similarities end. One of the greatest advantages for selection of a stereomicroscope separate from its ease of operation is that the image is oriented correctly to the way it is seen. So, the left side of the object is the left side of the image. When moving an object, or collecting evidence, this orientation alignment can greatly simplify its use. This makes this instrument ideal for trace evidence analysis.
Stereomicroscopes form two optical images because there are two optical pathways in a stereomicroscope. This allows the image from a stereomicroscope ...
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