Christmas spirit

To create a Christmas atmosphere through the microscope’, three small amounts of chemicals were dissolved in some tap water. These include aluminum nitrate, ammonium dichromate and copper sulphate.

Put a few drops of this solution on a microscope slide and let the water evaporate slowly. With a little patience, beautiful images can be seen through the microscope, using crossed polarizers and a lambda plate.

The mix of chemicals creates the most bizarre crystal shapes, some of which were captured on the sensitive plate using photo-stacking.

Merry Christmas!

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