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This article examines '''light microscopy'''.
[[Image:Optical microscope nikon alphaphot +.jpg|thumb|250px|A light microscope.]]
This article examines '''light microscopy''', abbreviated '''LM'''.


==Resolution==
==Resolution==
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*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Focus_stacking_Tachinid_fly.jpg Example of focus stacking (WC)].
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Focus_stacking_Tachinid_fly.jpg Example of focus stacking (WC)].


==Kohler illumination==
==Köhler illumination==
===Rationale===
===Rationale===
*Maximize resolution. (???)
*Even light distribution (avoid [[vignetting]]).


===Procedure===
===Procedure===
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*[[Microphotography]].
*[[Microphotography]].
*[[Electron microscopy]].
*[[Electron microscopy]].
*[[Polarization of light]].


==References==
==References==