Zeiss AxioObserver Z1 ("Cuttlefish")

The Cuttlefish is a Zeiss AxioObserver Z1 Inverted widefield fluorescence microscope capable of 4-Channel imaging. The microscope is wide-field epifluorescence system for fixed and live-cell imaging or imaging brightfield. The microscope is equipped with a motorized stage, temperature and CO2 control, and Hamamatsu Flash 4.0 sCMOS camera for high speed imaging.

 

Capabilities

  • 4-Color Epifluorescence imaging 
  • Live chamber with temperature and CO2 control
  • Time-lapse
  • Multipositional acquisition and tiling multiple images for large sample areas

 

 


 

Objectives:

  • 2.5X
  • 5X
  • 10X
  • 20X
  • 40X
  • 63X (oil)

Equipment Details:

  • Zeiss AxioObserver Z1 (inverted) Microscope
  • Motorized stage
  • Incubation Chamber (temperature and CO2 control)
  • Hamamatsu Flash4.0 sCMOS camera

Light Source:

  • Metal halide illumination

Excitation Wavelengths:

  • DAPI
  • GFP
  • RFP
  • Cy5
  • mCherry

Emission Filters:

  • DAPI
  • GFP
  • RFP
  • Cy5
  • mCherry

 

Location: 
Gladstone Institutes
Room: 
Gladstone Rm. 461
Core: 
GHLMC
Type: 
Light
Technique: 
Brightfield, DIC, phase
High-speed imaging (>100 fps)
Inverted microscope
Live Cell
Widefield epifluorescence
Special Access requirements: 
Laser Safety
Training by Core Staff