Hey everyone, first post here.
I'm majoring in biology and, although my focus is zoology, find the microscopic world fascinating. I expected microscopes to be tons of money, but I found them to be surprisingly cheap. I wanted to get some input if I could, and maybe an idea of what kind of things I can see out of an intermediate one.
The one I'm seriously looking at right now is the Celestron 44104 at Amazon for $125/ I didn't expect good ones to be that cheap, but it has all positive reviews and what seems to be good features. Is this one a good choice? I would rather not spend much more than that unless it's necessary.
So what kind of stuff will I be able to see with this, and in how much detail? I would love to see chromosomes, but I know that's unrealistic. Can I see some cell and bacteria detail with something like the celestron? I think the ad says 500x max magnification.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks!