M&M 2010 PORTLAND,OR
Microscopy & Microanalysis • August 1-5 Portland, OR
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Opinion
nullinion Opinion
Citizen Microscopy
nullenn Shipley
MT Endstops
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glennshipley@cnullmcast.net
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nullt has nulleen 400 years since nullnullth the micrnullcnullpe and and there are many amateurs (mtnull ly phnulltnullraphers) interested
telescnullpe nullere invented. nulln nullct inull nulle can nullelieve nullacharias and active nullith nullnullth telescnullpes and micrnullcnullpes.
nullanssen nullnull at that time it snull nullasically nullne and the same nulleverthelessnull the nullppnullrtunities tnull dnull direct nullnullervatinullnal
instrument. nullet nullhile 1608 snull internatinullnally celenullrated this astrnullnnullmy nullith the telescnullpe are enullremely limited. nullt must
past year as the nullirthday nullnull the telescnullpenull the micrnullcnullpenullts nulle dnullne at night nullith clear snullies unencumnullered nullith air nullr
tnullinnullas scarcely acnullnnullnullledged.
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7null years this cnulllumn educated and delighted readers nullith practitinullners can nulle dnull anynullherenull any time nullnull the day nullr nightnull
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enulleriments using hnullmemade nullr nulldnullit-ynullurselnullnull instruments variety nullnull specimens tnull lnullnullnull atnullpecimens that have cnulllnullrnull
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nulle snull t article nulln micrnullcnullpy didnnullt appear until 195null and
then nullnly seven nullnull the remaining articles had anything tnull dnull Citizen Science
nullith micrnullcnullpes nullr micrnullcnullpy. nulle cnulllumn snull anullandnullned nullnullnsider the cnullmparisnulln nullnull the terms nullamateurnull and
in 2001. nullcitinulln.null nullhile nullamateurnull literally means snullmenullne nullhnull dnulles
nullat nullias carries nullver intnull nullur mnullre recent nullnullrm nullnull snullmething nullut nullnull lnullve nullnullr the sunullnullect (nullrnullm the nullatin etymnulllnully
punulllicatinullnnullhe internet. nulle nullpen nullrectnullrynullnullrnullnullectnull(nullnullnull) nullamnullrenull nullr nulltnull lnullvenullnull the cnullnnnulltatinullns are snullmetimes nnullt nulluite
lists anullnullut 500 internet nullenullite hits nullhen dnulling a search nullnullr snull rnullmantic. nulle nullnullrd is nullnullen cnullntrasted nullith nullprnullnullessinullnalnullnull
nullamateur astrnullnnullmy nullrganinulltinullnsnull (httpnullnullnullnull.dmnullnullnullrgnull nullhich implies certinullanullle training and marnulletanullle snullills nullnullr
nullciencenullstrnullnnullmynullmateurnullrganinulltinullnsnull nullith null0 in nullhich nullne can enullect anull ncial cnullmpensatinulln nullr at least
the nullnull alnullne. nullnullrenullvernull that is nullnly nullnullrnullnullrganinulltinullns nullith institutinullnal recnullnitinulln. nullmateursnull nully cnullmparisnullnnull are
nullenullite linnullnull it dnulles nnullt include smaller lnullcal clunull nullith nnull unprnullnullessinullnal danullnulllersnull hnullnullnullyistsnull nullr tinnullerers. nullnullnullevernull there
internet presence. nullnull ynullu dnull an enulluivalent nullnullnull search nullnullr is annullther cnullnnnulltatinulln tnull the term nullamateurnullnull and that is the
nullamateur micrnullcnullpynull nullr nullamateur micrnullcnullpe nullrganinulltinullnsnullnull aspect nullnull nullgnulling it alnullnenull and dnulling nullhatever it is that strinulles
ynullu get nnullthing. nullnullicrnullcnullpynull turns up anullnullut 17 nullrganinulltinullns ynullur nnull cy. nullat is the playnullulnull nullun aspect nullnull nulleing an amateur
(httpnullnullnullnullnullnull.dmnullnull.nullrgnullnullciencenullnullethnulldsnullandnullnullechninulluesnull hnullnullnullyist as nullppnulled tnull the nullserinullusnull nature nullnull prnullnullessinullnal
nullicrnullcnullpynullnstitutinullnsnullndnullrganinulltinullnsnull. nulle nullutcnullme is nullnullrnull
similar nullrnullm listings nullnull micrnullcnullpy nullrganinulltinullns nulln nullenullites nullere is annullther term that crsnull es this invisinullle nullnullundary.
linulle Molecular nullrnull essions. nullat term is nullcitinullnnullas in nullcitinulln scientist.null tnull inulln science is
nulle plain nullct is that there is rnull mnullre general interest nullhat snullme nullnull nullur mtnull celenullrated pinullneers engaged innull nnullt nullnly
in telescnullpes and astrnullnnullmy than there is in micrnullcnullpes in the nullnull nullut arnullund the nullnullrld. nullenullple linulle nullnulleph nullriestleynull
and micrnullcnullpy. nulln the nullnull 1null0null00 in the pnullpulatinulln has nullennullamin nullrannulllinnull nullnullmas nullenullersnullnnull and yesnull even nullld
an interest in and invnulllvement nullith amateur astrnullnnullmynull nullntnulln vnulln nulleeunullenhnullenull and nullnullnullert nullnullnullnulle. nulllthnullugh they
nullhereas anullnullut 1null0null00 have an enulluivalent cnullnnectinulln nullith nullere avid amateurs nullenullnullre the era nullnull prnullnullessinullnal micrnullcnullpy
amateur micrnullcnullpynull despite the nullct that actual prnullnullessinullnal and micrnullnullinulllnullynull nnullnetheless they thnullught nullnull themselves
practitinullners nullnull micrnullcnullpy (including pathnulllnullistsnull medical as memnullers nullnull a scientinull civil snullciety nullperating largely
technnulllnullistsnull linulle scientistsnull metallnullraphersnull materials independently nullnull universitiesnull gnullvernment-spnullnsnullred research
scientistsnull nullnullrensic scientistsnull etc.) prnullnullanullly nullutnumnuller institutesnull and cnullmmercial cnullrpnullratinullns.
prnullnullessinullnal astrnullnnullmers and their technicians nully as much as nullnullday the term nullcitinulln scientistnull has tanullen nulln a mnullre
10 tnull 1. enullended meaning. nullere are research prnullnullects using vnulllunteersnull
nullhat is gnulling nulln herenull snull astrnullnnullmical nulliasnull cannnullt supervised nully prnullnullessinullnal scientistsnull tnull gather specinull
nulle nulllamed nulln nullputninull nullnullnullnull and the space prnullram nullr the innullnullrmatinulln anullnullut a large variety nullnull phennullmena and nullver a
marnulleting that nullnullllnullnulled. nullt dates nullacnull at least tnull 1928 and larger genullraphical area than cnulluld nulle persnullnally sampled
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