Slog - Comments on Micro Art http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/micro_art Scientific American has a fascinating gallery of microphotographs up on its site. I've been obsessed with it all morning. Here is a common flea at 10x magnification: And here is a mouse retina at 550x magnification:... Copyright 2008 Wed, 07 Feb 2007 10:46:27 -0800 Wed, 07 Feb 2007 13:09:12 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Levislade Those are gorgeous.

Maybe I don't understand something about magnification, but how is possible that flea is only 10x? That seems much more than 10 times the size of a flea.

]]> Levislade http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/micro_art#c618245 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/micro_art#c618245 Arts Wed, 07 Feb 2007 11:11:30 -0800 Comment by golob The objective (lens) on the microscope magnified the image 10x.

After that, the lens on the camera magnified more. Then you magnify the image from the film or image chip to whatever size you make your screen.

Hence why most scientific pictures have a size bar (i.e. this bar is 100 micrometers) rather than some fold magnification.

]]> golob http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/micro_art#c618270 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/micro_art#c618270 Arts Wed, 07 Feb 2007 11:30:54 -0800 Comment by Levislade Thanks golob! I knew there had to be a smart science-guy on here who could set me straight.

]]> Levislade http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/micro_art#c618308 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/micro_art#c618308 Arts Wed, 07 Feb 2007 11:45:16 -0800 Comment by golob No problem.

Here is one of mine, a hand colorized transmission electron micrograph of differentiating human embryonic stem cells.

]]> golob http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/micro_art#c618386 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/micro_art#c618386 Arts Wed, 07 Feb 2007 12:18:07 -0800 Comment by Frmr Rsrch Scntst Ahh...that really brings back memories from the hundreds of hours I spent in front of the confocal microscope in the Keck Center.

]]> Frmr Rsrch Scntst http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/micro_art#c618406 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/micro_art#c618406 Arts Wed, 07 Feb 2007 12:38:24 -0800 Comment by Aaro)))n Edge -- this really is amazing and should be checked out, thanx for the post!

]]> Aaro)))n Edge http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/micro_art#c618470 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/micro_art#c618470 Arts Wed, 07 Feb 2007 13:08:59 -0800 Comment by Aaro)))n Edge -- this really is amazing and should be checked out, thanx for the post!

]]> Aaro)))n Edge http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/micro_art#c618472 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/micro_art#c618472 Arts Wed, 07 Feb 2007 13:09:12 -0800