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Today was the Quekett Microscopical Club excursion to Basingstoke Canal (at Brookwood). A splendid time was had by all, and we enjoyed sorting through a wide selection of species of Cladocera. Here are two specimens of Polyphemus pediculus

The first is probably male, the second a female with brood:

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Microscope: Zeiss Standard
Objective: Leitz 16/0.45 NPL Fluotar ICT
Ocular: Zeiss KPL-W 10/18
Substage: Leitz 0.9 NA ICT
Image stack/Zerene Stacker
Sample from Basingstoke Canal, Brookwood, 26-Jun-2010

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Microscope: Zeiss Standard
Ocular: Zeiss KPL-W 10/18
Objective: Zeiss Plan 1.6/0.03 - 5/0.1
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Sample from Basingstoke Canal (Brookwood) 26-Jun-2010
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Graham,

The lighting in the first image... Could you expand upon the description of the applied technique?

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Craig, the first image is a differential interference contrast image (ICT is Leitz-speak for DIC)
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Graham,

Understood. Thanks.

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