NIGHTSEA Applications Fluorescence for “ SFA with microscope/camera for teaching


Education and Outreach ”


Now I can use fluorescence in my classes!


We heard this over and over as soon as we introduced our Model SFA Stereo Microscope Fluorescence Adapter to the scientific community, and the message continues to resonate. Not only can it handle routine research tasks like sorting, screening, and dissection, but the price point and simplicity make it practical to add it to lab class stereo microscopes. Prior to the SFA the cost (easily $20,000 and up) and complexity of conventional fluorescence stereo microscopes from the major manufacturers were virtually insurmountable barriers to incorporating fluorescence in routine undergraduate laboratory courses. Those high-end systems are terrific for research, but you can’t buy lots of them and you are not going to turn a group of inexperienced undergraduates loose on them. At under $1,100 per unit, simple to use, and rugged enough to stand up to repeated student handling, the NIGHTSEA SFA breaks through the cost and complexity barriers (and there is a discount for orders of 10 or more).


“The relatively low cost enabled us to purchase enough for our students, and they allow us to have students make observations of specimens that they would otherwise not be able to study.”


There are many disciplines – biology, marine science, forensic science, materials evaluation, and more – in which fluorescence is a key means to see what you need to see at the level of the stereo microscope. However, without a practical way to visualize fluorescence you can’t take advantage of this.


Observing fluorescent zebrafish under the microscope at BrainFest


“Due to their affordability, we were able to purchase 6 units for our developmental biology teaching lab! A great investment!”


The SFA is a near-universal modular system that attaches to the stereo microscopes that you already own at a price that can be 5% or less of the cost of a ‘conventional’ fluorescence stereo microscope. All you need is one excitation/emission wavelength combination to get started, with the option to add additional wavelength sets (we offer 5 options) at about half the cost of the original system.


The benefit is not just in the initial cost. The SFA attaches in seconds and is extremely rugged so students get a true hands-on experience.


“Our students were very excited to use them and they did not require any special training as the units adapt easily to the stereoscopes that we presently own and are very user friendly.”


SFA in a biology teaching lab


“The NIGHTSEA system was extremely easy to set up, it can be moved to different microscopes and the support for the product has been fantastic. I would recommend this product to anyone who is looking for a quick and cheap way to add the ability to image fluorescence to their lab”


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