reddevil2576 said:your right you can only focus on objects that far away but if you put the mirror underneath of the microscope it would be within that millimeter range if you
To get an image on a piece of paper you would have to focus the rays onto it, at which point you're back to using a telescope to project the image onto the paper. (If you just put up a piece of paper that doesn't scatter then it's basically a mirror and we're back to the original issue)Unrest said:An image in a mirror isn't the same as an image on paper. The light's rays still behave as if the object is miles away - ie parallel as dav said.
However if you put a diffuse screen over the mirror (or just in front of the moon), so the moon's image is projected onto that, then it becomes like a paper image.
The problems with a diffuse screen are that the light gets scattered in all directions, so almost none of it will reach the microscope. It also mixes in stray light from all directions, and the randomness in the diffuser destroys the resolution. Basically that idea is really stupid but hey, just thinking out loud :P
dav2008 said:To get an image on a piece of paper you would have to focus the rays onto it, at which point you're back to using a telescope to project the image onto
reddevil2576 said:wait a minute i wasn't thinking properly the other day. I want the mirror to appear as distant still. Even if i can't get 10,000x mag its ok i know i can get 5,000x which is about what the hubbel can do and still get a clear image. I can zoom in on it while its in the mirror i know it will still be far away that's what the 5,000x magnification is for but its handheld instead of the size of the hubbel telescope.
Do I got you thinking yet?
The Moon is too far away to be viewed through a microscope. Even the most powerful microscopes are not strong enough to see objects on the Moon's surface. However, if you were to view a sample of lunar material (such as a moon rock) through a microscope, you would see the individual particles and minerals that make up the rock.
Yes, using a microscope on lunar samples can reveal important information about the Moon's composition, structure, and history. Scientists can analyze the minerals and textures of the samples to learn about the Moon's formation and evolution.
The Moon's surface is covered in fine dust called regolith, which is made up of tiny particles of rock and mineral fragments. Under a microscope, these particles would appear as grains of different shapes and sizes. The surface may also contain impact craters and other geological features, depending on the sample.
While a microscope is a useful tool for studying lunar samples, it does have limitations. The samples are small and may not be representative of the entire Moon. Also, the microscope can only provide information on the physical properties of the samples, not on the Moon's atmosphere or other features that can only be observed from a distance.
Lunar samples have been collected by astronauts during the Apollo missions and by robotic missions such as the Soviet Luna and NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. These samples are then brought back to Earth and carefully studied using various methods, including microscopy.