Patent ID: 11029486

Abstract:
A microscope includes an illumination light emission unit 10 that emits illumination light, a stage 61 on which a culture container 60 is placed, an objective lens 31 on which the illumination light having passed through the culture container 60 and the stage 61 is incident, a focusing light emission unit 70 that emits focusing light, a reflected light detection unit 75 that detects reflected light due to emission of the focusing light, a distance changing unit 34 that changes a distance between the objective lens 31 and the stage 61, an autofocus control unit 51 that performs autofocus control based on the reflected light, and a focus control information acquisition unit 53 that acquires focus control information including information of the culture container 60, the amount of culture solution C, and the magnification of the objective lens 31.