Pippa's Progress
Originally aimed at children but watched frequently by adults new to using a microscope, a set of high quality, professional videos. Produced by the author and available for free. Supported by a colour book available from Amazon by the same name.

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How to use a stereo and a monocular microscope. How to look at pond life. How to see your first living cell. Why do nettles sting? Why is a needle difficult to thread? What is a rotifer? What is that red stuff in the bird bath? How to be a forensic detective?

Beginners Section of Hobby Website for Microscopists
The author wished to help all people to become curious and interested in using a microscope. So he created this section on the internet's most popular site for using a microscope for education and for fun. With contact email form for the author: Mol Smith.

What to expect to see? All the subjects with descriptions and help. Additional primers on using a microscope. What is a water bear? What is a desmid, an amoeba, a bacterium? See and range of the macroscopic and microscopic world.

Dedicated Search Engine for Hobby Microscopists
Google is great but it includes every subject including links to sites unsuitable for minors. This search engine is manually built. Each site is checked to endure its relevant and safe. It's dedicated to users of microscopes.

Need to find out more. search Microscopy web sites and resources safely. No bots here, just a watchful eye. Want to know where to buy glass slides or accessories. Use the Microscopy search engine.

Monthly Magazine Online for Hobby Microscopists
The author co-founded this online magazine with his colleague and friend David Walker to encourage and support people using a microscope for self learning. Many articles from dedicated people from all over the world with over 20 years of articles.

The largest resource on the internet written by non-professional people sharing what they learn when using a microscope as a hobby. Welcoming all people, all ages, all nationalities to submit material for publishing. Free for all.

The World Opens Up: Microscopy-UK
More resources than its possible to ever see in ten years. Find out what clubs you can join, where to learn and get knowledge to grow your skills. The author's founding web site to open up microscopy and the microscope as an educational advantage for all people.

Are there clubs? How small is small? How do I create a microscopy video well? What do things look like with A SEM, in 3D? Crystals, flowers, pond life, know-how, historical, sample museum, all free!

Make Your Stop for Dark Field Imaging
A simple and easy way to make a dark field stop for your microscope. A better example of D.I.Y. then the one in the book.

This article by Alejandro Ariel Garcia Arriaga,
Coacalco De Berriozaal, Estado De Mexico, Mexico shows to make a dark stop using a transparent plastic piece cut out from a layer-stripped CD. A clever use of materials. With pictures.

Review of the Nurugo Smart Phone Microscope
Want to turn your cell phone into a microscope? The latest and probably the best gadget yet to accomplish that. A full review here with sample images.

Can a cell phone really be turned into a competent microscope? Many gadgets for sell on the web suggest it can be done. Is this the best one yet?

Review of a Microscope to Smart Phone Adaptor
In  a smart phone centred world, many people may wish to attach their phone to a proper microscope and send images to social sites or friends. How good are these devices? a complete review here.

Cell phone cameras have advanced to compete with cameras costing very much more. Can a low cost adaptor fit the phone to a traditioninal optical microscope and produce good results? Find out here.

Visual Selector to Microscopy-UK
The wonderful world of Crystals and the Pondlife Identification Kit can also be located on the microscopy-UK web site, but to help you locate many interesting sections, this page will give you a visual overview.

Crystals, pond life, flowers, and loads more all here and easy to select the most interesting to you. Find out here. 3D Macroscope, more books, virtual pnd dip, and the smallest page on the web.

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