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Microscopes as Christmas Gifts: 9 Ideas for Big and Small Explorers

December 9 2024, Marcus Schenk

The candles are glowing, and the Christmas tree casts a warm light into the living room. Beneath your child’s knees, the wrapping paper crinkles as the microscope comes into view. Together, you reveal the fascinating details of an onion cell—a glimpse into a hidden world made visible under the microscope. The first look through the eyepiece becomes a moment of wonder.

To help you or your loved ones dive into these hidden worlds, we’ve put together nine gift ideas that will captivate explorers of all ages.

Microscopes for Kids

Children are natural explorers. A microscope makes science accessible and fun. Whether they’re examining a pebble or a leaf, there’s always something to marvel at.

Microscopes for School and University

For students, precision is key. These microscopes offer higher resolution and often additional features designed for classroom use or scientific projects.

Microscopes for Hobbyists

From analyzing tiny organisms in pond water or aquariums to examining minerals, a microscope becomes a true highlight—a key to a mostly hidden world that enhances the possibilities of your hobby.

A microscope is more than just a device. This year, give the gift of an adventure into the microcosm.

Omegon Monoview: Discover the Microcosm – at a special price!

November 1 2024, Marcus Schenk

Buy the Omegon Monoview microscope now and save 30%.

Promotional period: Nov 15th to Dec 31st,2024

Omegon DigiStar: The easy way to make small things really big.

January 7 2020, Achim Mros

With 4.3″ LCD display

 

This digital reflected-light microscope offers really good observing possibilities. The ease of use and the fascinating observation results are absolutely amazing. The tiniest subjects such as minerals, minute creatures, electronic assemblies, coins and much more are reproduced, highly magnified, on the 4.3″ display. Here you get a device that offers lots of fun for a very reasonable price.

Images can be saved onto an optional SD card and processed on a PC. Even short demo videos are possible. The aluminium stand is of high quality and neatly finished. The actual microscope head with LCD display is raised and lowered using the rack and pinion drive. The closer you lower the LCD head to the sample, the higher the magnification. You can adjust the focus using the control dial under the display. A full magnification of 200x can be achieved manually in this way. If that’s still not enough, you can digitally increase this in two steps up to 600x by using the two arrow keys under the display. The eight super-bright LEDs ensure that the sample is perfectly illuminated. Of course, the brightness is infinitely adjustable.

The built-in battery is charged using a power supply plug. The microscope can therefore be used outdoors for many hours, far away from any power source.