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Zeiss Cell Observer Quality Control
Zeiss Cell Observer Usage Statistics
Microscope overview
The Zeiss Cell Observer is a fully motorized inverted widefield fluorescence microscope ideal for live-cell imaging with fast acquisition speeds. It is equipped with a large cage incubator and a stage top incubator for temperature control and CO2 supply and with Definite Focus for hardware focus control during long time-lapse acquisitions. Using the ZEN software you can control the motorized filters, shutters and stage to simultaneously set up multi-color time-lapse imaging experiments in multiple stage positions. The stage is furthermore equipped with a piezo for fast Z displacement. You can choose between a HXP metal halide lamp or fast-switching LEDs for illumination. Its sensitive cooled Axiocam 506m camera allows you to capture weak fluorescent signals and minimize photobleaching/photodamage in light sensitive samples. You can also perform Z-stack acquisition and use PPBI Huygens RM deconvolution server to significantly improve image resolution even in thick samples. If don't want to use deconvolution, check out one of the confocal systems such as the point scanners Zeiss LSM 710 and Zeiss LSM 880 or spinning disks 3i Marianas SDC and Zeiss Cell Observer SD. If your personal computer cannot handle all the data you collected, check out the Colossus.
- Microscope: Zeiss Axio Observer
- LED Illumination: Zeiss Colibri 7
- Camera: Axiocam 506 mono CCD
Data files older than 15 days will be automatically deleted on this system, please copy your data to the iMM server using the desktop link.
Booking Rules
- Users can book at maximum 8 hours per week
- This usage restriction does not apply for weekends and for working days before 9:00 and after 21:00
- Exceptions to these rules require approval from José Rino.
System components
LEDs
| Line | Wavelength |
|---|---|
| UV | 385 nm |
| B | 475 nm |
| G | 555 nm |
| Y | 590 nm |
| R | 630 nm |
Filtersets
| Position | Filterset | Reference | Excitation | Dichroic | Emission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HE GFP | FS38HE | 450-490 nm | 495 nm | 500-550 nm |
| 2 | HE DsRed | FS43HE | 538-562 nm | 570 nm | 570-640 nm |
| 3 | Cy5 | FS50 | 625-655 nm | 660 nm | 665-715 nm |
| 4 | Analyzer DIC | ||||
| 5 | QUAD | FS90HE | 370-400 nm | 405 nm | 410-440 nm |
| 450-488 nm | 493 nm | 499-529 nm | |||
| 540-570 nm | 575 nm | 580-605 nm | |||
| 615-648 nm | 653 nm | 659-759 nm | |||
| 6 | DAPI | FS49 | 335-383 nm | 395 nm | 420-470 nm |
Objectives
| Magnification | Model | Immersion | NA | WD (mm) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10x | EC Plan-Neofluar Ph1 | Air | 0.30 | 5.20 | 420341-9911-000 |
| 20x | Plan-Apochromat | Air | 0.80 | 0.55 | 420650-9901-000 |
| 40x | EC Plan-NeoFluar | Air | 0.75 | 0.71 | 420360-9900-000 |
| 63x | Plan-Apochromat DIC | Oil | 1.40 | 0.19 | 420782-9900-000 |
| 63x | Plan-Apochromat Ph3 | Oil | 1.40 | 0.19 | 420781-9910-000 |
Upon request:
| Magnification | Model | Immersion | NA | WD (mm) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.25x | EC Epiplan-Neofluar | Air | 0.035 | 4.00 | 422310-9900-000 |
| 5x | EC Plan-NeoFluar | Air | 0.16 | 18.50 | 420330-9901-000 |
| 10x | EC Plan-Neofluar | Air | 0.30 | 5.20 | 420340-9901-000 |
| 20x | EC Plan-Neofluar Ph 2 | Air | 0.50 | 2.00 | 440341-9904-000 |
| 25x | LCI Plan-Neofluar Corr DIC | Oil/Glyc/W | 0.80 | 0.21 | 420852-9972-000 |
| 40x | Plan-Apochromat Corr | Air | 0.95 | 0.25 | 420660-9970-000 |
| 40x | Plan-Neofluar Ph3 | Oil | 1.30 | 0.20 | 440451-9903-000 |
| 100x | Plan-Apochromat DIC | Oil | 1.40 | 0.17 | 440782-9902-000 |
Camera
| Model | Type | Frame Size | Pixel Size (µm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axiocam 506 mono | CCD | 2752 x 2208 | 4.54 x 4.54 |
System Turn On Procedures
- Turn on the HXP 120 fluorescent light source (if used)
- Turn on the temperature and CO2 controller - white power strip (if you need them).
- If you need CO2, open the Cell Observer CO2 valve
- Turn on the motorized stage controller (A on remote control)
- Turn on the microscope power supply (B on remote control)
- Turn on the computer
- Login in to Windows with your Agendo credentials
- Start the ZEN software
- Select HXP or LED Workspace in ZEN (top left)
Microscope Turn Off procedures
If there is another user for this microscope is the next hour:
- Leave the fluorescent light source on
- Clean up immersion objectives
Else:
- Exit the ZEN software
- Turn off the computer (not the UPS!)
- Clean up immersion objectives
- Turn off the microscope power supply (B on remote control)
- Turn off the motorized stage controller (A on remote control)
- Turn off the Temperature and CO2 controller - white power strip (if used)
- Close the Cell Observer CO2 valve (if used)
- Turn off the HXP 120 fluorescent light source (if used)
