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thenthenthen • today at 2:18 PM • 3 replies • view on HN

Very cool, and I understand the off the shelf parts ambition, but what are those usb microscopes used for? These are absolute garbage (but light weight).


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wongarsu • today at 3:00 PM

Sounds like they are used for homing. For that they just need to observe a tiny spot at known distance with high resolution

To look at the output they recommend a separate regular microscope

ZiiS • today at 2:44 PM

Phisics dictate they have a small depth of field but they can be absolutely incredible.

idiotsecant • today at 2:24 PM

To see the print? Weird comment.

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