The light location did mean that there was ... we can confidently say in summary that the Swift SW200DL Compound Monocular Microscope would make an excellent first or hobby microscope.

The Brandeis Light Microscopy facility provides instrumentation, training, and support for faculty and trainees in the acquisition and analysis of data using state of the art imaging equipment. Here, ...

Using visible wavelengths of light on the 400 – 700 nanometer (nm) range, the standard array of magnifying lenses in a compound microscope permits sample magnification by up to 1000x.