What does the spectrum of a star tell you?
2007-01-09 11:35:33 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
A spectrometer.
The spectrum graph shows the amount of light at each wavelength (color). There are black gaps showing certain frequencies of light have been absorbed and indicating the presence of certain elements.
It can show red/blue shift showing that the star is moving toward or away from us.
2007-01-09 11:43:22 · answer #1 · answered by ricochet 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a spectrometer.
The spectrum of a star can tell us the surface temperature of that star.
2007-01-09 11:44:47 · answer #2 · answered by farquaht 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-09 11:40:47 · answer #3 · answered by Rafi R 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a spectrometer.
2007-01-09 11:40:38 · answer #4 · answered by notmyrealname 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋