NIGHTSEA Fluorescence Blog
Sodalite Fluorescence – a Viral Sensation
2018
What is making a seemingly innocuous rock glow fiercely yellow? The answer is fluorescence. Specifically – the rock in question is composed of a mineral called “Sodalite”, which is a fluorescent mineral. Read on to find out more!
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Fluorescence Image Takes 1st Place National Geographic 2017 Nature Photographer of the Year in Underwater Category
2018
Congratulations to Jim Obester for his 1st place victory in National Geographic’s “Nature Photographer of the Year Contest” with his striking image of a tube-dwelling anemone (Cerianthus sp.).
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Entomology – ESA Conference 2017, Denver
2017
NIGHTSEA exhibited at the 2017 Entomology Society of America conference in Denver.
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The Story Behind the NIGHTSEA Stereo Microscope Fluorescence Adapter
2017
Did you ever wonder how a new piece of equipment comes into existence? The Model SFA arose from a solution to our own marine biology research challenge.
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Contribute a blog post, get a hat!
2016
Contribute an interesting fluorescence story and receive a NIGHTSEA cap!
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Grasshopper fluorescence photobomb
2015
Grasshopper photobombing a fluorescence shoot.
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Coral fluorescence appearance vs excitation wavelength
2015
With fluorescence, what you see depends on how you excite and view the subject – the interaction of the excitation wavelength, the fluorescing substance, and the barrier filter.
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White balance for fluorescence photography
2015
White balance selection for fluorescence photography
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No backscatter with underwater fluorescence photography!
2015
Cool tip – underwater fluorescence photography is relatively immune to backscatter
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Does it Fluoresce? – Empirical vs scientific/first principles
2015
There are two types of approaches to answering the question of whether something fluoresces – empirical (try it and see) vs scientific (make careful measurements). Read to learn the difference.
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