Microscopy (mai·kraas-kuh·pee) is the study of microscopic features of living organisms and their feature that exist beyond our own natural field of view. With magnification aids like a compound microscopes, different features of anatomy can be viewed. This is essential when in the world of mycology, as many types of fungi will have microscopic features we’d like to observe and learn about. 

General microscopy is when light is transmitted through an objective lens to allow light to pass through small organic materials making them observable.