SS Edmund Fitzgerald fate

Mixter added, "Our submarine turned around, and on the port side was these massive letters that said Edmund Fitzgerald, but the plates were all crumpled from the impact of the bottom, and it was devastatingly destroyed, but I could still read through the little port holes Edmund Fitzgerald. And I couldn't believe it."

*** Don't hoard slides! You can only view one at a time, so that's all you should be holding. Return it before getting another, and if you break it, tell your instructor so that it can be properly cleaned up and replaced! ***

Edmund Fitzgerald bodies

The compound microscope is a useful tool for magnifying objects up to as much as 1000 times their normal size. Using the microscope takes lots of practice. Follow the procedures below both to get the best results and to avoid damaging the equipment.

Edmunds car

The depth of focus is greatest on the lowest power objective. Each time you switch to a higher power, the depth of focus is reduced. Therefore a smaller part of the specimen is in focus at higher power. Again, this makes it easier to find an object on low power, and then switch to higher power after it is in focus. A common exercise to demonstrate depth of focus involves laying three different colored threads one on top of the other. As the observer focuses down, first the top thread comes into focus, then the middle one, and finally the bottom one. On higer power objectives one may go out of focus as another comes into focus.

He said, "[it was] crystal clear water as we went down 200 feet, and then soon the light started to go away, where the sunlight cannot get down that deep,"

It's the largest ship sitting at the bottom of any of the Great Lakes. However, it's largely a mystery shrouded in darkness.

Edmund Fitzgerald wreck

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — It's part of Michigan and midwest lore. Lost to the depths of the Great Lakes, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank on November 10, 49 years ago.

"Sure enough, here's a guy on the bottom wearing what appears to be some kind of a jumpsuit. Clearly this guy had his life jacket on. So that brings in just a lot more clarity to what those final moments might have been."

Edmund Optics

He said, "There's still that ethical question with so many people who lost loved ones who are still alive, is it fair to them that we go back and do that, and that's weighed upon my heart for sure.

"It's pointing now that this ship did not go down in one piece. It crunched on the surface and broke into pieces there."

November of next year is 50 years since the wreck; a big one. While Mixter acknowledges there will be a remembrance for the 29 guys who lost their lives, he says there's so many other chapters beyond this just being a grave site.

Edmund Fitzgerald

The field of view is largest on the lowest power objective. When you switch to a higher power, the field of view closes in towards the center. You will see more of an object on low power. Therefore, it is best to find an object on low power, center it, and then switch to the next higher power and repeat.

"Because of the notoriety, because of the song from Gordon Lightfoot, everybody wants to know about the Edmund Fitzgerald," said Ric Mixter.

"It was just overwhelming what water could do and how this could have broken up on these big waves that we think were three stories tall. It snapped it, and the entire cargo area was like a massive cavern right in front of me."

"We set sail that night, and it was a late July day," Mixter shared. "I remember going through the Soo Locks, just not believing that we were going to actually go down 500 feet into Lake Superior."

When drawing what you see under the microscope, follow the format shown below. It is important to include a figure label and a subject title above the image. The species name (and common name if there is one) and the magnification at which you were viewing the object should be written below the image. All relevant parts of the drawing should be labelled on the right side of the image using straight lines. Lines should not cross. Drawings should be done in pencil, while labels should be in pen or typed. Remember that total magnification is determined by multiplying the ocular x objective.