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Starfinder Series - Program 24: "Fingerprints of Light" |
Target: Grades 6-10
Length: 15 minutes
Guide: Available from the Central Operation of Resources for Educators (CORE) (440) 775-1400 or http://core.nasa.gov
Internet: http://www.stsci.edu/resources
In this program, students are introduced to the three types of spectra: continuous, bright line or emission spectra, and dark line or absorption spectra. Just as each person has a unique, identifying fingerprint, so does each star and object in the sky. Students are shown diffraction gratings and a spectroscope as tools to view spectra of light.
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