Zeiss AxioObserver Z1- Wide-field microscope

The Zeiss AxioObserver is an inverted microscope - objectives are below the stage. The microscope is ideal for 2D or 3D imaging of thin specimens (one-cell layer).

Light Sources

Halogen lamp for bright-field microscopy

• a contrast image of the specimen is obtained under white light illumination

Metal halide arc lamp for fluorescence microscopy 

• excitation and emission filters are available for imaging fluorescent probes

Objectives

(Magnification / Numerical aperture) 

• 10x/0.3 Dry (Zeiss)
• 20x/0.4 Dry and 20x/0.8 Dry (Zeiss)
• 63x/1.4 Oil (Zeiss)
• 100x/1.4 Oil (Zeiss)

Detector

Hamamatsu Orca-R2 (CCD camera)

Acquisition software

Slidebook 6 with 2D and 3D deconvolution module