Axio Observer 7 Bright Field and Fluorescence Inverted Microscope with Peltier Controlled Thermal Stage

Carl Zeiss


  • Peltier-controlled stage (4°C to 95°C) for isothermal and temperature gradient experiments
  • Adaptive “Definite Focus 2” stabilization
  • Differential interference contrast (DIC)
  • Camera Axiocam 702 mono CMOS camera with “Burst Mode” function
  • Objectives including 5, 10, 20, 40, 40, 63 long working distance and 63X oil
  • Colibri 7 light source containing 7 solid state LED lamps for fast excitation wavelength switching allowing for a wide range of dye analysis (red, yellow, green, cyan, blue, violet, UV)
  • Fast filter wheel switching including DAPI, TRITC, CFP, GFP, mCherry, DsRED, Texas Red, Fura-2 calcium imaging, Cy3/Cy5 FRET and CFP/YFP FRET and similar emission wavelengths
  • Hypoxia chamber with humidity, temperature controls and CO2 and O2 module
  • Particle tracking analysis and optical sectioning deconvolution software