This is description of this part:
Centering telescope (auxiliary microscope) for aligning DIC prisms or phase contrast rings in the condenser.
Manufacturer: Leitz Wetzlar
Model: Lichteinstellupe (Centering / Focus telescope)
Mounting diameter: 23.2 mm + original 30 mm adapter
This centering telescope can be used for:
- DIC alignment (Differential Interference Contrast)
- Phase contrast alignment (centering phase rings)
- Aperture diaphragm inspection (iris diaphragm observation)Filament centering when setting up Köhler illumination
This is one of those microscope elements for which many different names are used. Among others:
- phase telescope
- phase contrast telescope
- phase alignment telescope
- phase adjustment telescope
- phase centering telescope
- phase contrast centering telescope
- phase contrast alignment telescope
- phase contrast adjustment telescope
- centering telescope
- condenser centering telescope
- condenser alignment telescope
- condenser adjustment telescope
- alignment telescope
- adjustment telescope
- inspection telescope
- aperture viewing telescope
- back focal plane viewing telescope
- auxiliary microscope
- phase contrast auxiliary microscope
- alignment auxiliary microscope
- centering auxiliary microscope
- adjustment auxiliary microscope
- auxiliary telescope
- centering scope
- alignment scope
- phase scope
- phase viewer
- phase contrast viewer
- phase centering eyepiece
- phase contrast eyepiece
- phase alignment eyepiece
- phase telescope eyepiece
- centering eyepiece
- condenser centering eyepiece
- adjustment eyepiece
- inspection eyepiece
What is this part needed for?
- for centering DIC prisms
- for centering phase contrast rings
- for observing the iris diaphragm
- for observing the filament when setting illumination according to the Köhler standard
