New techniques of illustrating microfossils using virtual reality

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Stereographic Microfossil Projections   Naturhistorisches Museum Basel   STEREOGRAPHIC VIRTUAL REALITY ..(1.17MB)   Detail-Ansichten des Prototypes (0.04 MB)   Leica MZ6

For this purpose Dr Michael Knappertsbusch develops advanced tools to produce animated stereographic representations of microfossils seen through a Leica MZ6 binocular at full-focal resolution by means of computerassisted light microscopy. Stereopair images were obtained using a special stand for the binocular microscope that allows users to acquire a pair of images from slightly different angles of view at the same focal plane. For the construction of animated scenes a series of images of the test object must be taken at constant steps of changing orientation. For this purpose a universal stage was constructed, that provides users with the ability to rotate manually and tilt the object into any desired orientation.