BX63, Upright Widefield, Olympus

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The BX63 microscope is fully automated and easy to use while maintaining sensitivity.

Applications in brief

The motorized nosepiece automatically focuses onto the sample. The equally motorized stage can either be positioned by hand, enabling rapid gross sample alignment, or it can be encoded to continuously read-out the X and Y position, enabling the user to set precise coordinates and to navigate directly to them.

Features

  • Detection of multispectral fluorescence
  • Encoding of X and Y coordinates for continuous automated localization

Which samples may I use?

Selected samples, but not limited to:

  • fixed tissue sections
  • fixed cells

Training and use

Tips and tricks

My section has varying thickness or is mounted unevenly. How do I get a crisp image?

  • Add multiple focus points
  • Go to 'Stage Navigator'
  • Choose 'High Density Focus Map'; you will see 5 preselected boxes/focus points
  • Press the green arrow button to go through the focus points while adjusting each one
  • If needed, add more focus points by right-clicking on the overview and choosing 'Add focus point'
  • When all focus points are adjusted, start experiment

Please check all z-heights of focus points before starting the acquisition --> danger of damaging objectives if not correctly set up

Specifications

Full equipment name BX63 Upright Widefield Fluorescence Microscope, Olympus
Camera Sensitive Andor Zyla 5.5 (5 Megapixel, 6.5 µm pixel – 60% Quantum efficiency)
Objectives
  • 10x, Plan Flurite
  • 20x, Plan Apochromat
  • 40x, Plan Flurite
  • 60x-Oil, Plan Apochromat
  • 100x-Oil, Plan Flurite
Filter qubes
  • Hoechst (blue), Ex 360-370nm, Em 420-460nm
  • GFP (green), Ex 465-495 nm, Em 515-555nm
  • mCherry (red), Ex 540-580nm, Em 605-665nm
  • Cy5 (far red), Ex 590-650nm, Em 663-737nm
Light source
  • Cooled pe300 ultra with enhanced power output
  • 3 individual bands according to observations methods are automatically controlled to avoid bleaching

Need help?

Come to our Open Office sessions to discuss your imaging needs or get advice on workflows, free of charge:

Tuesdays and Thursdays 13:30 -14:30

The Skou building, 1116-256