Serenity (Zeiss Lightsheet Z1)

The Zeiss Lightsheet Z1 is a selective plane illumination microscope, excellent for imaging zebrafish, drosophila and other small transparent organisms. This is the MIC's water-based live lightsheet; for cleared tissue, use Morpheus.

Configuration. Multiview planar illumination with excitation at 405, 488, 561 and 635 nm, plus IR LED brightfield. Z-stacks and time lapse are supported. Live imaging is a strength here: in vivo work on small organisms, with live cell incubation and both heating and cooling.

Objectives. 5x, 20x W dipping, and 40x W.

Software. Zen 2012 LS, with Zen Lite available as a free viewer. Laser use authorization 4152.