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A Celebration of Colors

| Thu, Oct 31, 2019, 12:34 AM



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So after a break from exams, I finally got to spend time with foldscope and write on the observations. This time with a respite from the colour white, a different colored light source! These pollen have not been stained with any dye, but light.

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Pollens observed under white light, 140x magnification
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Same pollens observed under a red light source

Play of angular illumination gave dark field, but the pollens indeed retained the red colour!

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The white dots in this one are structural features on pollen surface (that of spines)
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Pollens observed in darkfield and a green light source
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The flower from which pollen were obtained. It apparently was from a plant that was an uninvited guest on my plant pots at home.

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Type of Sample
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Foldscope Lens Magnification
140x

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