Features:
- Opening for the microscope oculars with an elastic sleeve to minimize light entry
- Large front flap provides easy access to the sample stage and can fasten open
- Arm slots on the sides to provide access to focus and zoom controls
- User-customizable feedthrough patches to provide additional penetrations for camera port, power cords, CO2 lines, or other features as you need.
- Tru-Block™ Eye Shields are included with every Eclipse MicroTent
- Folds flat for storage
- Dimensions: 46 x 30 x 50 cm (18 x 12 x 20 in.)
What is this?
The Eclipse MicroTent™ is a patented accessory for fluorescence microscopy that provides local darkness around conventional laboratory stereo microscopes while still providing easy access to the sample stage and the focus and zoom controls.
The Eclipse MicroTent™ is protected by US Patent No. 10,175,467
What is the benefit?
You can eliminate the interference from ambient light without being tied to a dedicated darkened room, turning off overhead lights (and inconveniencing your labmates), or building makeshift structures around your microscope. You can even do fluorescence microscopy outdoors in full sun!
How does it work?
The Eclipse MicroTent™ is fabricated from true blackout material that creates local darkness around a microscope while still providing easy access to the eyepieces, the sample stage, and the focus and zoom controls.
Is the tent all I need for darkness
Excellent question! Once you have solved the problem of too much light around the microscope the next limiting factor is light entering your eyes from the side. To deal with this, with each we provide two pairs of Tru-Block™ Eye Shields, one each Standard and Compact size, with each tent.
What if I want to take pictures, run CO2 lines, or something like that?
There are two sizes of feedthrough patches so that you can add penetrations for a camera port, power cords, CO2 lines, or other features as you require.
