Phase Contrast vs DIC: Choosing the Right Contrast
Understand phase contrast and DIC microscopy—principles, hardware, artifacts, and use cases—to choose the best contrast for transparent specimens.

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Listen to Bernard Miller describe his journey into AstroPhotography and detail how he captured this stunning image of the Sculptor Galaxy.
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Drew Evans talks about his passion for astrophotography, the equipment used and tips for post processing image data.
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Hear D.j Van Bourgondien as he talks about using his Celestron EdgeHD 8″ telescope to capture this image of the Fireworks Galaxy
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Understand phase contrast and DIC microscopy—principles, hardware, artifacts, and use cases—to choose the best contrast for transparent specimens.

If you’ve ever dove deep and started to explore the building blocks of our universe, then it’s highly likely you’ve encountered quarks. These versatile little pieces of matter were once thought to not even exist, but since then, they have come a long way in the scientific lexicon. In this article, we lay out what
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