Wow these pics are freakin' AMAZING! Some of them remind me of neurons with axons and synapses heh. Endlessly fractal nature.
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DMT microscopy
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Amazing pictures Fink! I also love that one of mullein changa.
Taking these pictures was like a DMT trip. I feel like I just saw an aurora.
These were taken with a C-mount microscope camera, mounted on an inverted reflective light microscope. Amscope ME1400T & AF408N.
I was switching between plane polarized and cross polarized, didn't keep track, but there wasn't much difference aesthetically. I haven't figured out how to calculate the magnification of the image through the camera yet. If you're new to microscopy and maybe curious about what you're seeing, I recommend this video that I'm learning from as well.
These slides were prepared by crushing a freebase DMT 'diamond' and melting it on a slide. I prepped four and each one has different characteristics. I think there's a lot to be learned from micro analyzing DMT's crystal habits.
I'm not a mineralogist so I was simply enthralled by what I was seeing during my exploration. Then I watched a slide crystalize live through the microscope and wow, that really is something to see. I took some video that I will post too, maybe someone with more knowledge can explain what we're seeing. But for now, let your imagination wander.
Notice the "extinction" when rotated:
Taking these pictures was like a DMT trip. I feel like I just saw an aurora.
These were taken with a C-mount microscope camera, mounted on an inverted reflective light microscope. Amscope ME1400T & AF408N.
I was switching between plane polarized and cross polarized, didn't keep track, but there wasn't much difference aesthetically. I haven't figured out how to calculate the magnification of the image through the camera yet. If you're new to microscopy and maybe curious about what you're seeing, I recommend this video that I'm learning from as well.
These slides were prepared by crushing a freebase DMT 'diamond' and melting it on a slide. I prepped four and each one has different characteristics. I think there's a lot to be learned from micro analyzing DMT's crystal habits.
I'm not a mineralogist so I was simply enthralled by what I was seeing during my exploration. Then I watched a slide crystalize live through the microscope and wow, that really is something to see. I took some video that I will post too, maybe someone with more knowledge can explain what we're seeing. But for now, let your imagination wander.
Notice the "extinction" when rotated:
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Right?!
If you want to try it, you could modify your compound microscope. Just need a polarizing filter between the light source and the sample, and another between the sample and objective. You can recycle film from 3d glasses, or buy a sheet to cut up.
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