Eclipse illumination combined with coaxial red reflex illumination

A surgical microscope comprising:

• an observation beam path (95);
• an object plane (70) observable via the observation beam path (95);
• a first light source (10) for generating a first illumination beam path (80) that provides a first illumination region in the object plane (70);
• a second light source (20) for generating a second illumination beam path (90) that provides a second illumination region in the object plane (70), wherein the first illumination region and the second illumination region at least partly overlap;
• a switching device (50) operable to control the first light source (10) and the second light source (20), whereby illumination of the object plane (70) with the first illumination beam path (80) and/or with the second illumination beam path (90) can selectably be provided;
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• an eclipse filter (40) introducible into the first illumination beam path (80) for partially darkening the first illumination beam path (80).