Microscope and method for generating an image pieced together from a plurality of individual microscope images

A microscope comprising:

• an object stage for supporting a sample to be examined by microscopy;
• an image recording unit for recording microscope images of the sample, the image recording unit and the object stage being displaceable relative to one another and a measurement value of a twist angle (δ) present between the image recording unit and the object stage being given with a measurement accuracy;
• and
• a microscope control and image processing unit, which is configured to carry out the following steps:
• recording a first individual microscope image (01) of the sample;
• recording a second individual microscope image (02) of the sample after the image recording unit and the sample-supporting object stage were displaced relative to one another;
• determining a search region in the second individual microscope image (02) or in the first individual microscope image (01), an overlap region (07) between the first individual microscope image (01) and the second individual microscope image (02) being expected in said search region, with the search region being determined using the measurement value of the twist angle (δ) and its measurement accuracy as a starting point;
• searching for the overlap region (07) between the first individual microscope image (01) and the second individual microscope image (02) within the search region;
• and
• piecing together the first individual microscope image (01) and the second individual microscope image (02) to form a pieced together image of the sample using the ascertained overlap region (07) as a starting point.