How Do You Calculate Magnification For A Digital Compound Microscope?
A digital compound microscope allows the user to view the studied sample on a computer monitor or an LCD screen. Saving a picture of the magnified object being studied is also possible. Compound refers to the fact that the microscope has two magnification lenses: the eyepiece that you can look through and the objective lens that faces the sample under observation. Magnification is how many times larger than its actual size an image of an object appears to be when viewed through a microscope. The highest magnification your eyes can recognize is about 2000x. The “x” is an abbreviation for “times larger.” Locate the magnification of the objective lens written on its side. If there is more than one number, the magnification is the one to the left of the slash mark. Find the magnification of the eyepiece of your compound microscope. The first number written on the lens is what you want. Multiply the magnification of the objective lens and eyepiece to obtain the total magnification of your c
