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Stereo Microscopes

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Stereo 1 - Olympus SZX12

Stereo 1


Current Status:  Fully Operational


Resource Links:

  • Stereo 1 Training Manual
  • Training Videos
  • Microscope location - Room 2.136
  • Make a Booking

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Room 2.136 - Olympus SZX12 Microscope Stand with Olympus DP70 CCD camera

Stereo widefield microscope with Halogen Ring and Bifurcated lightsources  and CCD camera. Suited for imaging fixed samples and live imaging.

Features Include:

  • Manual Z Focus
  • Bifurcated Lightsource
  • Ring Lightsource

Transmitted Light: 100W Halogen Lamp

Objectives:

Position Objective Magnification N.A. Immersion W.D. (mm) Type Type Thread
1 Plan Apochromat 1-12x 0.2 Dry 85      

Computer:

Dell PC - 3GHz Xeon Processor - 8GB RAM - 256GB nVidia Quadro GPU

1TB HDD

30" LCD Monitor

Software: 

DP Capture

Stereo 2 - Nikon SMZ18

Current Status:  Fully Operational


Resource Links:

  • Stereo 2 Training Manual
  • Microscope location - Room 2.136
  • Make a Booking

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Room 2.136 - Nikon SMZ-18 Motorised Stereo Microscope Stand

Stereo widefield microscope with 100W Mercury lightsource and CMOS camera. Suited for brightfield imaging, imaging fixed samples, samples with low fluorescence and live imaging.

Features Include:

  • Motorised Z Drive
  • Motorised Fluorescence Turret

Transmitted Light:  Nikon 100W Halogen Lamp

Reflected Light:  Nikon Intensilight 100W Mercury White Lightsource

Objectives:

Position Objective Magnification N.A. Immersion W.D. (mm) Type Type Thread
1 Plan Apochromat 0.5x 0.075 Dry 150      
2 Plan Apochromat 1x 0.15 Dry 100      

Fluorescent Filter Sets:

Position Name Excitation Emission Suitable Dyes
1 DAPI - 5060C 375/28 431/28 DAPI, Hoechst
2 GFP-3000B 488/40 510 GFP, A488
3 Cy3 540/25 570 Cy3, RFP, TRITC

Computer:

HP Z240 Workstation- 16GB RAM - 4GB nVidia Quadro K2200 GPU

1TB HDD

30" LCD Monitor

Software: 

NIS Elements AR 5.1

Stereo 3 - Nikon SMZ1500

Current Status:  Fully Operational


Resource Links:

  • Stereo 3 Training Manual
  • Microscope location - Room 2.136
  • Make a Booking

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Room 2.136 - Nikon SMZ-1500 Stereo Microscope Stand with DXM1200 CCD camera

Stereo widefield microscope with 100W Mercury lightsource and CMOS camera. Suited for imaging fixed samples, samples with low fluorescence and live imaging.

Transmitted Light:  Nikon 100W Halogen Lamp

Reflected Light:  Nikon Intensilight 100W Mercury White Lightsource

Objectives:

Position Objective Magnification N.A. Immersion W.D. (mm) Type Type Thread
1 Plan Apochromat 0.5x 0.1 Dry 150      
2 Plan Apochromat 1x 0.2 Dry 100      
3 Plan Apochromat 2x 0.4 Dry 50      

Fluorescent Filter Sets:

Position Name Excitation Dichroic Emission Suitable Dyes
1 DAPI - 5060C 377/50 409LP 447/60 DAPI, Hoechst
2 CFP - 2432C 438/24 458LP 483/32 CFP, Cerulean
3 GFP-3000B 488/10 505LP 530/60 GFP, A488

Computer:

Dell PC - 3GHz Xeon Processor - 32GB RAM - 1GB nVidia Quadro GPU

1TB Raid Array

30" LCD Monitor

Software: 

NIS Elements 4.3

  • Microscopy
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Queensland Facility for Advanced Genome Editing
  • Queensland Facility for Advanced Bioinformatics (QFAB)
  • Queensland Emory Drug Discovery Initiative
  • Clive & Vera Ramaciotti Facility for Producing Pharmaceuticals in Plants
  • Centre for Solar Biotechnology Facility
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