Note: This is an archival page. Oscar was retired on 1/23/2018. The replacement microscope (also usable for color transmitted light imaging) is Barry Zuckerkorn.

Oscar

Nikon 80i Upright Microscope

Imaging modalities

DIC
Phase contrast
Widefield fluorescence
Imaging stitching/montage

Hardware Components

Nikon 80i upright microscope
DIC, phase, and epi-fluorescence optics
Hamamatsu ORCA-100 cooled CCD camera
Nikon DS-Fi1 color camera
Lumencor SOLA light engine for fluorescence illumination
Prior Proscan III motorized stage and shutters
NIS Elements acquisition software
MetaMorph image acquisition software

Filter Spectra

Filters from Chroma

Interactive Spectra

Interactive Spectra

Compare the fluorescence spectra of your fluorophore to the filters on this microscope.