Digitizing Insect Specimens (Cool Article & Video)

New York Times has an interesting article (link) about imaging individual specimens and whole shelves of insects at the Berlin Museum of Natural History.  The video does a good job of demonstrating an automated 'focus stacking' system, where small specimens are imaged by taking many photos while gradually walking the small depth-of-field so an 'in-focus' pictures has been taken of each part of the specimen.  Software then combines images to produce a clear final image. Good video, and some very cool images!

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