{"id":2287,"date":"2023-11-03T16:54:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T20:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/?page_id=2287"},"modified":"2025-09-30T07:31:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T11:31:33","slug":"light-microscopy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/light-microscopy\/","title":{"rendered":"Light Microscopy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>How we will help you<\/h2>\n<p>At MSL we will maximize your chances of success by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Consulting<\/strong> with you about your project<\/li>\n<li><strong>Advising<\/strong> you on experimental design and sample preparation<\/li>\n<li><strong>Training you<\/strong> to take images<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please <a href=\"mailto:msl@med.unc.edu\">contact us<\/a> as early as possible in your project, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/rigor-and-reproducibility\/light-microscopy-sample-preparation-guidelines\/\">review our light microscopy sample preparation guidelines<\/a>. We support laser scanning and spinning disk confocal, light-sheet, widefield fluorescence, tiling, multi-day live-cell experiments, FRAP, FRET, darkfield, polarization, and more.<\/p>\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/new-users\/request-training-or-services\/\">Request Training<\/a>\n<hr class=\" rule-thick osc-rule\" \/>\n<h2>Light Microscopes<\/h2>\n<div class=\"panel panel-info  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"panel-heading oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<h3>Zeiss LSM 900 \u2013 \u201cLupin\u201d<\/h3>\n<p class=\"lead\">Very sensitive, inverted, laser scanning confocal microscope for fixed and live samples<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel-body oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2794\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1393\/2023\/11\/Zeiss-LSM900.jpeg\" alt=\"Zeiss LSM 900 \u2013 \u201cLupin&quot; in lab\" width=\"350\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1393\/2023\/11\/Zeiss-LSM900.jpeg 384w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1393\/2023\/11\/Zeiss-LSM900-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-9 col-md-9 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<ul>\n<li>Three GaAsP PMT fluorescence channels and a transmitted channel, with the option to use DIC.<\/li>\n<li>Incubation system for live cell imaging with temperature and CO<sub>2<\/sub> control, compatible with 35 mm dishes and chambered coverglass slides (previously on LSM710).<\/li>\n<li>Automatic focus drift correction.<\/li>\n<li>Excitation lines: 405 nm, 488 nm, 561 nm, 640 nm<\/li>\n<li>Zeiss objectives:\n<ul>\n<li>5X\/0.16 Plan Apo<\/li>\n<li>10X\/0.45 Plan Apo<\/li>\n<li>20X\/0.80 Plan Apo<\/li>\n<li>25X\/0.80 Plan Apo Multi Immersion (previously on LSM710)<\/li>\n<li>40X\/1.4 Oil Plan Apo (previously on LSM710)<\/li>\n<li>63X\/1.4 Plan Apo Oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL_P0beEBCtVK4-VLrL51Pf8Al1MAZpn0d&amp;si=GS_VEEN2WFlwNShi\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-film\" ><\/i> Training videos<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1393\/2023\/11\/LSM-900-instructions-20220902.pdf\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-list-ul\" ><\/i> Instructions<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uncch.ilab.agilent.com\/schedules\/503924#\/schedule\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-calendar-days\" ><\/i> Calendar<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel panel-info  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"panel-heading oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<h3>Zeiss LSM 900 with AI Sample Finder \u2013 \u201cTonks\u201d<\/h3>\n<p class=\"lead\">Very sensitive, inverted, widefield fluorescence and laser scanning confocal microscope for fixed samples<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel-body oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3739 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1393\/2024\/08\/Zeiss-LSM900-Tonks.jpeg\" alt=\"Zeiss LSM900 laser scanning confocal microscope\" width=\"614\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1393\/2024\/08\/Zeiss-LSM900-Tonks.jpeg 614w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1393\/2024\/08\/Zeiss-LSM900-Tonks-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1393\/2024\/08\/Zeiss-LSM900-Tonks-280x210.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1393\/2024\/08\/Zeiss-LSM900-Tonks-600x450.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-9 col-md-9 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<ul>\n<li>Three GaAsP PMT fluorescence channels and a transmitted channel, with the option to use DIC and plasDIC (compatible with plastic).<\/li>\n<li>AI Sample Finder for quick detection of samples.<\/li>\n<li>Automatic focus drift correction.<\/li>\n<li>Excitation lines: 405 nm, 488 nm, 561 nm, 640 nm<\/li>\n<li>Zeiss objectives:\n<ul>\n<li>5X\/0.16 Plan Neofluar<\/li>\n<li>20X\/0.80 Plan Apo<\/li>\n<li>20X\/0.40 LD Plan Neofluar with correction collar, compatible with plastic plates and plasDIC<\/li>\n<li>40X\/0.95 Plan Apo<\/li>\n<li>63X\/1.4 Oil Plan Apo<\/li>\n<li>Sample Finder mirror<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Colibri 5 LED, beamsplitter, filters and Zeiss 705 camera for fast fluroescence imaging in B, G, R, FR channels<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em>If you publish data collected with the LSM900 with AI Sample Finder &#8211; \u201cTonks\u201d, please include the following text in your acknowledgements:<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Zeiss LSM900 microscope was funded with support from National Institutes of Health grant S10OD036215.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL_P0beEBCtVIORhRzR7wz8QoRDaW2P1GG\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-film\" ><\/i> Training videos<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1393\/2024\/08\/LSM-900-Tonks-instructions-20240824.pdf\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-list-ul\" ><\/i> Instructions<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uncch.ilab.agilent.com\/schedules\/538481#\/schedule\/\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-calendar-days\" ><\/i> Calendar<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fpbase.org\/microscope\/NEHrNkkpAqGVXqDJwUPbun\/\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-microscope\" ><\/i> Filters<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel panel-info  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"panel-heading oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<h3>LaVision UltraMicroscope II &#8211; \u201cSnape\u201d<\/h3>\n<p class=\"lead\">Light-sheet microscope for imaging large, fixed, clear samples with cellular resolution<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel-body oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2789\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1393\/2023\/11\/Lavision-light-sheet-Snape.jpeg\" alt=\"LaVision UltraMicroscope II - \u201cSnape\u201d\" width=\"350\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1393\/2023\/11\/Lavision-light-sheet-Snape.jpeg 384w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1393\/2023\/11\/Lavision-light-sheet-Snape-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-9 col-md-9 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<ul>\n<li>Compatible with organic solvents used in many clearing techniques.<\/li>\n<li>Olympus MVPLAPO 2X\/0.5 objective coupled to a zoom body with a total of 11 possible magnifications, ranging from 1.26 to 12.6X. The objective has a corrected dipping cap with a working distance of 6 mm.<\/li>\n<li>Excitation lines: 488 nm, 514 nm, 561 nm, 647 nm, 785 nm.<\/li>\n<li>3 angled light-sheets can illuminate the sample from each side, minimizing shadowing artifacts and allowing imaging of wide samples.<\/li>\n<li>Light sheet thickness and evenness can be modulated by the user. Light-sheet waist can be as thin as 5 \u03bcm in Z and the horizontal focus position can be scanned in the X dimension to obtain even Z resolution.<\/li>\n<li>Automated stage allows tiling of large specimens.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em>If you publish data collected with the LaVision UltraMicroscope II &#8211; \u201cSnape\u201d, please include the following text in your acknowledgements:<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Research reported in this publication was supported in part by the North Carolina Biotech Center Institutional Support Grant 2016-IDG-1016.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL_P0beEBCtVLwlsNUeDVRzWhGHs17HhL4\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-film\" ><\/i> Training videos<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1393\/2023\/11\/Light-sheet-instructions-Jul2020.pdf\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-list-ul\" ><\/i> Instructions<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uncch.ilab.agilent.com\/schedules\/311056#\/schedule\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-calendar-days\" ><\/i> Calendar<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fpbase.org\/microscope\/yERAyXBKPpXXydr63YLVPd\/\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-microscope\" ><\/i> Filters<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel panel-info  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"panel-heading oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<h3>Andor Dragonfly \u2013 \u201cHermione\u201d<\/h3>\n<p class=\"lead\">Extremely sensitive and fast spinning disk confocal<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel-body oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2786\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1393\/2023\/11\/Andor-Dragonfly-Hermione.jpeg\" alt=\"Andor Dragonfly \u2013 \u201cHermione\u201d in lab\" width=\"350\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1393\/2023\/11\/Andor-Dragonfly-Hermione.jpeg 384w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1393\/2023\/11\/Andor-Dragonfly-Hermione-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-9 col-md-9 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<ul>\n<li>Ideally suited for:\n<ul>\n<li>Live cell imaging at different timescales ranging from tens of milliseconds to days.<\/li>\n<li>Imaging of cleared or expanded tissue samples less than 2.4 mm tall.<\/li>\n<li>Imaging large areas in fixed samples with high resolution and deconvolution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Two cameras:\n<ul>\n<li>iXon Life 888 EMCCD, for sensitive and fast imaging<\/li>\n<li>Zyla Plus 4.2MP sCMOS, for high resolution imaging<\/li>\n<li>Can be use simultaneously in dual imaging mode with the following combinations of fluorophores: DAPI\/GFP+RFP\/Cy5 or CFP+YFP\/RFP\/Cy5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>A full incubator enclosure and drift correction mechanisms allow stable imaging for many days at 37<sup>o<\/sup>C with humidified CO<sub>2<\/sub>.<\/li>\n<li>Mosaic system, which allows patterned photostimulation, photoconversion, and bleaching.<\/li>\n<li>A piezoelectric Z stage allows very fast Z stacks.<\/li>\n<li>Two pinhole diameter options (40um and 25um) allow optimization of sensitivity and optical sectioning.<\/li>\n<li>Excitation lines: 405 nm, 445 nm, 488 nm, 514 nm, 561 nm, 637 nm<\/li>\n<li>Leica objectives\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"fontstyle0\">HC PL APO 10x\/0.45<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"fontstyle0\">HC PL APO 20x\/0.75 LWD<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"fontstyle0\">HC Fluotar L 25X\/0.95 W 0.17 VISIR, with water pump for multi-day imaging<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"fontstyle0\">HC PL APO 63X\/1.4 Oil<\/span><\/li>\n<li>HC PL APO 100x\/1.40 OIL CS2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<em>If you publish data collected with the Andor Dragonfly \u2013 \u201cHermione\u201d, please include the following text in your acknowledgements:<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Andor Dragonfly microscope was funded with support from National Institutes of Health grant S10OD030223.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL_P0beEBCtVKaz4JrZ9mCOyLMuDY8oGv6&amp;si=0eOYKyFsN3OArBft\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-film\" ><\/i> Training videos<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uncch.ilab.agilent.com\/schedules\/494926#\/schedule\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-calendar-days\" ><\/i> Calendar<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fpbase.org\/microscope\/njrVRbwsUec8KDqtbJRgyU\/\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-microscope\" ><\/i> Filters<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel panel-info  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"panel-heading oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<h3>Olympus BX61 \u2013 \u201cNeville\u201d<\/h3>\n<p class=\"lead\">Upright widefield microscope with fluorescence, brightfield, darkfield, DIC, and polarization<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel-body oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2791\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1393\/2023\/11\/Olympus-BX61-Neville.jpeg\" alt=\"Olympus BX61 \u2013 \u201cNeville\u201d in lab\" width=\"350\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1393\/2023\/11\/Olympus-BX61-Neville.jpeg 384w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1393\/2023\/11\/Olympus-BX61-Neville-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-8 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<ul>\n<li>Manual stage for quick manual navigation of slides.<\/li>\n<li>Cameras:\n<ul>\n<li>Hamamatsu ORCA R2 for fluorescence imaging<\/li>\n<li>QImaging RETIGA 4000R cameras for colorimetric imaging<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Olympus objectives:\n<ul>\n<li>1.25X\/0.04 PlanApoN,<\/li>\n<li>2X\/0.08 PlanApoN<\/li>\n<li>4X\/0.13 UPlanFLN<\/li>\n<li>10X\/0.30 UPlanFLN<\/li>\n<li>20X\/0.75 UPlanSApo<\/li>\n<li>40X\/0.90 UPlanSApo<\/li>\n<li>60X\/1.42 Oil PlanApo N<\/li>\n<li>100X\/1.30 Oil UPlanFLN<\/li>\n<li>20X\/0.50 UPlanFLN (retired Dec 2022)<\/li>\n<li>40X\/0.75 UPlanFLN (retired Dec 2022)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL_P0beEBCtVKDpEQkF8Ej11p_YfpH4ES_&amp;si=CieRd5hXrQ2fGtNV\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-film\" ><\/i> BF training videos<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL_P0beEBCtVLyTNfdTqRyjlJex7wu5kFy&amp;si=8xse0Fy6ktPaXZMT\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-film\" ><\/i> Fluo training videos<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uncch.ilab.agilent.com\/schedules\/311050#\/schedule\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-calendar-days\" ><\/i> Calendar<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fpbase.org\/microscope\/AsMkMzcLqozSGH5TRdqJLU\/\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-microscope\" ><\/i> Filters<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel panel-info  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"panel-heading oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<h3>Leica WILD M420 &#8211; \u201cBucky\u201d<\/h3>\n<p class=\"lead\">Macroscope for imaging objects up to 5 cm long<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel-body oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2790\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1393\/2023\/11\/Leica-WILD.jpeg\" alt=\"Leica WILD M420 - \u201cBucky\u201d\" width=\"350\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1393\/2023\/11\/Leica-WILD.jpeg 384w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1393\/2023\/11\/Leica-WILD-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-8 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<ul>\n<li>Macroscopic imaging system for objects up to 5 cm long.<\/li>\n<li>Magnification from 3.6X to 87.5X with APOZOOM lens.<\/li>\n<li>Bright field imaging in transmitted light.<\/li>\n<li>QImaging Micropublisher Camera using QCapture software.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<a class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uncch.ilab.agilent.com\/schedules\/311054#\/schedule\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-calendar-days\" ><\/i> Calendar<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\" rule-thin osc-rule\" \/>\n<h2>Retired Microscopes<\/h2>\n<div role=\"tablist\" class=\"panel-group yourcustomclass oscitas-bootstrap-container\" id=\"unc-accordion-0\">\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n\n    <div id=\"panel-heading-details-0-0\" class=\"panel-heading oscitas-bootstrap-container\" role=\"tab\">\n\n        <h3 class=\"panel-title oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n\n            <button class=\"accordion-toggle oscitas-bootstrap-container collapsed\" \n                id = \"button-details-0-0\"\n                data-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                data-parent=\"#unc-accordion-0\"    \n                aria-controls=\"#details-0-0\"  \n                aria-expanded=\"false\" \n                href=\"#details-0-0\">\n                Zeiss LSM 710: Basic laser scanning confocal microscope with spectral imaging            <\/button>\n\n        <\/h3>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div id=\"details-0-0\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n\n        <div class=\"panel-body oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<p>This microscope was retired in August of 2024. We include its information here only for reference.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2793\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1393\/2023\/11\/Zeiss-LSM710.jpeg\" alt=\"Zeiss LSM 710\" width=\"350\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1393\/2023\/11\/Zeiss-LSM710.jpeg 384w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1393\/2023\/11\/Zeiss-LSM710-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-9 col-md-9 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<ul>\n<li>Two conventional MA-PMTs and one 32-channel spectral MA-PMT for fluorescence channels, plus a transmitted light channel with the option to use DIC.<\/li>\n<li>Excitation lines: 405 nm, 458 nm, 488 nm, 514 nm, 543 nm, 594 nm, 633 nm<\/li>\n<li>Zeiss objectives:\n<ul>\n<li>10X\/0.45 Plan Apo<\/li>\n<li>20X\/0.80 Plan Apo<\/li>\n<li>40X\/0.95 Plan Apo<\/li>\n<li>40X\/0.6 LD Plan Neo (previously on LSM700)<\/li>\n<li>63X\/1.4 Oil Plan Apo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL_P0beEBCtVLtt2swVn7OL4jDx1mRwVVq&amp;si=aeuCBQxAXwGCv0X2\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-film\" ><\/i> Training videos<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1393\/2023\/11\/LSM-710-instructions-20200708.pdf\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-list-ul\" ><\/i> Instructions<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uncch.ilab.agilent.com\/schedules\/311053#\/schedule\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-calendar-days\" ><\/i> Calendar<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n        \n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n\n    <div id=\"panel-heading-details-0-1\" class=\"panel-heading oscitas-bootstrap-container\" role=\"tab\">\n\n        <h3 class=\"panel-title oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n\n            <button class=\"accordion-toggle oscitas-bootstrap-container collapsed\" \n                id = \"button-details-0-1\"\n                data-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                data-parent=\"#unc-accordion-0\"    \n                aria-controls=\"#details-0-1\"  \n                aria-expanded=\"false\" \n                href=\"#details-0-1\">\n                Zeiss LSM 700: Basic laser scanning confocal microscope            <\/button>\n\n        <\/h3>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div id=\"details-0-1\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n\n        <div class=\"panel-body oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\nThis microscope was retired in August of 2022. We include its information here only for reference.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Excitation lines: 405 nm, 488 nm, 555 nm, 639 nm<\/li>\n<li>Objective lenses:\n<ul>\n<li>5X\/0.16 Plan Apo,<\/li>\n<li>10X\/0.45 Plan Apo<\/li>\n<li>20X\/0.80 Plan Apo<\/li>\n<li>40X\/0.6 LD Plan Neo<\/li>\n<li>40X\/1.3 EC Plan Neofluar Oil<\/li>\n<li>63X\/1.4 Plan Apo Oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL_P0beEBCtVKBshZidqvRUA3hmXp1xA3G&amp;si=9utky_fChA0XqJR6\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-film\" ><\/i> Training videos<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1393\/2023\/11\/LSM-710-instructions-20200708.pdf\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-list-ul\" ><\/i> Instructions<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n        \n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n\n    <div id=\"panel-heading-details-0-2\" class=\"panel-heading oscitas-bootstrap-container\" role=\"tab\">\n\n        <h3 class=\"panel-title oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n\n            <button class=\"accordion-toggle oscitas-bootstrap-container collapsed\" \n                id = \"button-details-0-2\"\n                data-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                data-parent=\"#unc-accordion-0\"    \n                aria-controls=\"#details-0-2\"  \n                aria-expanded=\"false\" \n                href=\"#details-0-2\">\n                Olympus IX70: Inverted Widefield Fluorescence Live Cell System            <\/button>\n\n        <\/h3>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div id=\"details-0-2\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n\n        <div class=\"panel-body oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\nThis microscope was retired in July of 2021. We include its information here only for reference.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enclosed within a home-made environmental chamber controlling temperature and CO<sub>2<\/sub><\/li>\n<li>Hamamatsu ORCA R2 camera.<\/li>\n<li>Objective Lenses:\n<ul>\n<li>4X\/0.13 PhL UPlanFL<\/li>\n<li>10X\/0.30 Ph1 UPlanFL<\/li>\n<li>20X\/0.45 Ph1 LUCPlanFLN<\/li>\n<li>40X\/0.60 Ph2 LUCPlanFLN<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fpbase.org\/microscope\/YNcLuFyYKeiMorwHfDRcLU\/\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-microscope\" ><\/i> IX70 filters<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n        \n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n\n    <div id=\"panel-heading-details-0-3\" class=\"panel-heading oscitas-bootstrap-container\" role=\"tab\">\n\n        <h3 class=\"panel-title oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n\n            <button class=\"accordion-toggle oscitas-bootstrap-container collapsed\" \n                id = \"button-details-0-3\"\n                data-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                data-parent=\"#unc-accordion-0\"    \n                aria-controls=\"#details-0-3\"  \n                aria-expanded=\"false\" \n                href=\"#details-0-3\">\n                Olympus IX81 \u2013 \u201cLuna\u201d            <\/button>\n\n        <\/h3>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div id=\"details-0-3\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n\n        <div class=\"panel-body oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\nThis microscope was retired in September of 2025. We include its information here only for reference.<\/p>\n<p>Inverted widefield microscope with fluorescence (including Cy7), brightfield, phase contrast, DIC, and polarization.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2792 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1393\/2023\/11\/Olympus-IX81-Luna.jpeg\" alt=\"Olympus IX81 \u2013 \u201cLuna\u201d in lab\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1393\/2023\/11\/Olympus-IX81-Luna.jpeg 384w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1393\/2023\/11\/Olympus-IX81-Luna-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-8 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<ul>\n<li>Motorized stage allows marking positions for imaging.<\/li>\n<li>Tokai Hit CO<sub>2<\/sub> and temperature control system for live cell imaging.<\/li>\n<li>Cameras:\n<ul>\n<li>Hamamatsu Flash4 v3 sCMOS for fluorescence imaging<\/li>\n<li>QImaging RETIGA 4000R cameras for colorimetric imaging<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Olympus objectives:\n<ul>\n<li>1.25X\/0.04 PlanApoN,<\/li>\n<li>2X\/0.08 PlanApoN<\/li>\n<li>4X\/0.13 PhL UPlanFLN<\/li>\n<li>10X\/0.30 Ph1 UPlanFLN<\/li>\n<li>20X\/0.45 Ph1 LUCPlanFLN<\/li>\n<li>40X\/0.60 Ph2 LUCPlanFLN<\/li>\n<li>40X\/1.30 Oil DIC UPlanFLN,<\/li>\n<li>60X\/1.42 Oil DIC PlanApo<\/li>\n<li>100X\/1.3 Oil UPlanFLN<\/li>\n<li>100X\/1.4 Oil UPlan S Apo PSF quality<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL_P0beEBCtVJJ5dykSAAZMmetwON-Ejur&amp;si=QNJYZa7Vzll_S5eK\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-film\" ><\/i> BF training videos<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL_P0beEBCtVJfcKkxteAu0BDLY7812gbi&amp;si=c4Razyvh5pCTizp-\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-film\" ><\/i> Fluo training videos<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uncch.ilab.agilent.com\/schedules\/311051#\/schedule\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-calendar-alt\" ><\/i> Calendar<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fpbase.org\/microscope\/qPNnmXgQaReXRzCTcnLcC3\/\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-microscope\" ><\/i> Filters<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n        \n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n\n    <div id=\"panel-heading-details-0-4\" class=\"panel-heading oscitas-bootstrap-container\" role=\"tab\">\n\n        <h3 class=\"panel-title oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n\n            <button class=\"accordion-toggle oscitas-bootstrap-container collapsed\" \n                id = \"button-details-0-4\"\n                data-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                data-parent=\"#unc-accordion-0\"    \n                aria-controls=\"#details-0-4\"  \n                aria-expanded=\"false\" \n                href=\"#details-0-4\">\n                Andor XD - \u201cHagrid\u201d            <\/button>\n\n        <\/h3>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div id=\"details-0-4\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n\n        <div class=\"panel-body oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<p>This microscope was retired in September of 2025. We include its information here only for reference.<\/p>\n<p>Legacy spinning disk confocal for fast sensitive imaging.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2813\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1393\/2023\/11\/Andor-XD-Hagrid.jpg\" alt=\"Andor XD - \u201cHagrid\u201d\" width=\"467\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1393\/2023\/11\/Andor-XD-Hagrid.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1393\/2023\/11\/Andor-XD-Hagrid-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microscopy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1393\/2023\/11\/Andor-XD-Hagrid-280x210.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-8 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<ul>\n<li>CSU-X1 Yokogawa spinning disk head on an Olympus IX81 body for fast, sensitive imaging.<\/li>\n<li>Two cameras:\n<ul>\n<li>Andor iXon 897 EM-CCD, for sensitive and fast imaging.<\/li>\n<li>Hamamatsu Flash4v2 sCMOS, for high resolution imaging.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>A Tokai Hit incubator allows imaging at 37C with humidified CO<sub>2<\/sub>.<\/li>\n<li>A piezoelectric Z stage allows very fast Z stacks.<\/li>\n<li>Excitation lines: 405 nm, 488 nm, 561 nm, 640 nm<\/li>\n<li>Olympus objectives:\n<ul>\n<li>4X\/0.10 UPlanN<\/li>\n<li>10X\/0.40 UPlan S-APO<\/li>\n<li>20X\/0.75 UPlan S-APO<\/li>\n<li>60X\/1.20 Water UPlan S-APO<\/li>\n<li>60X\/1.30 Silicone Oil UPlan S-APO<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL_P0beEBCtVJ9zgWlcGfs4tSKRIhhp0Px&amp;si=Q_93vrEVtcIDnDxr\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-film\" ><\/i> Training videos<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uncch.ilab.agilent.com\/schedules\/448121#\/schedule\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-calendar-days\" ><\/i> Calendar<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fpbase.org\/microscope\/QpWU72aWuHZBivT72yELRS\/\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-microscope\" ><\/i> Filters<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n        \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How we will help you At MSL we will maximize your chances of success by: Consulting with you about your project Advising you on experimental design and sample preparation Training you to take images Please contact us as early as possible in your project, and review our light microscopy sample preparation guidelines. 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