Meade 900X Instruction Manual

Instruction ManualMeade 900X Microscope

10vae as they develop into maturity. Withoutfood and oxygen, the shrimp cannot developand will die. Mature brine shrimp are knownas Artemia Salina.Not

11(make sure to ask a parent for his or her permis-sion), the desk in your room...any place whereyou can work undisturbed. Label 3 of your cups: clea

12Further Experiments: Try out the above proce-dure with other salts such as Epsom andRochelle. Sugar will also crystallize, but you willneed to let i

13slide and place to the microscope stage.Observe the slide and write down your observa-tions. You will see hundreds of starch grains.Take a few kern

14the waste cup. Using the eyedropper, touch theslide just above the specimen area and slowly letthe water drain into the cup. With a paper towel, pat

15a handful of dry grass and a pinch or two of dirtinto the jar. Put the cap on the jar and keep it ina place where it will receive light (but not dir

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3Your new MEADE 900X Microscope is a doorway to new and excitingadventures and is designed to bring hours of enjoyment, wonder andjust plain fun...dis

aid information carefully. Keep them on hand for reference.b) The incorrect use of chemicals can cause injury and damage toone’s health. Use only the

5Let’s Begin!Carefully lift the microscope fromthe box using two hands. Placeone hand around the microscopearm and the other under the base. For best

I. Slide Cover SlipsJ. Color Filter. Use this filter to add color and enhance an image in the eyepiece.K. Butterfly SpecimenL. Petri DishM. Brine Shri

7T. The Stage Clips (2) hold the glass slidefirmly onto the stage.U.Mirror/Light Source. While holding thebase down, pull on the arm to tip the micro-

8the 10X eyepiece into the microscope, if nec-essary. Turn the objective turret (R, Fig. 1) tothe shortest objective (4X).2. Put one of the prepared g

9ors are available in this position.Install the filter as described above and turn thelight source (U, Fig. 1) until it turns on. Set it soit shines t