SEM – burnt matchstick

My object was a burnt matchstick. The first image was the tip of the matchstick but unfortunately it broke off in the microscope which meant it was no longer grounded and was harder to focus at higher mags. The Second image was a result of the more receptive surface of the matchstick for the microscope. Having Donna guide me through the process of how the microscope worked was fascinating and very exciting to see that the image is a raster. This ultimately led me to do the fun trick you can do on a photocopier. By moving the source or the camera as the image begins to populate you can stretch and warp the image. By moving both the joystick and the angle of the sample plate I was able to come out with a very different image (Image 3). Image 4 is the anaglyph pair.