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Optical spectrometer

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A tool looks at light.

simple spectroscope.jpg
simple spectroscope.jpg
It can see what things are made of. It works like a special eye. It can even look at far stars. This helps us learn about space. It is very cool! Do you like stars?

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File:Spectrometer.svg
Spectrometer.svg
File:Simple_grating_spectrometer_inside.jpg
Simple_grating_spectrometer_inside.jpg
File:Optical spectrometers.png
Optical spectrometers.png
File:Units visible spectrum.png
Units visible spectrum.png
File:Units IR spectrum.png
Units IR spectrum.png
File:simple spectroscope.jpg
simple spectroscope.jpg
File:The KMOS spectrograph before shipping to Chile.jpg
The KMOS spectrograph before shipping to Chile.jpg
File:Solar Spectrograph 2, Ondřejov Astronomical.jpg
Solar Spectrograph 2, Ondřejov Astronomical.jpg
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