Been looking for a microscope which is not a "toy",Just saw this drop in price. Look decent for almost price of those toy ones on ebay.
this one is still available (monocular version) $142.50 with code PICKLE
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/332883029706?ul_noapp=true
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Strong and stable thanks to its all-metal construction, this microscope features a fully adjustable, mechanical stage so you can easily center your specimen slides. Improve the quality of your magnified images with the included 3 colored filters. The 10 included prepared slides guarantee exciting discoveries right out of the box. The N 1.25 Abbe condenser with iris diaphragm concentrates and focuses the lower illumination for enhanced viewing making the CB2000CF an excellent tool for labs, schools, scientific research and more.
Lab-ready compound binocular microscope with 2000x power
10x and 20x eyepieces (10x with pointer)
4 fully achromatic objective lenses- 4x, 10x, 40x, 100x
View specimens at 40x, 80x 100x, 200x, 400x, 800x, 1000x and 2000x magnification
Adjustable Binocular head
All-metal construction with fully mechanical stage
Coarse and fine focus knobs
Built-in, adjustable halogen lower illumination with Abbe condenser and iris diaphragm
Universal AC adapter included
Always thought of Celestron as gazing at the stars, so this is interesting.