File:How a Spectrograph Works (4512).png

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A spectrograph passes light coming into the telescope through a tiny hole or slit in a metal plate to isolate light from a single area or object.

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English: A spectrograph passes light coming into the telescope through a tiny hole or slit in a metal plate to isolate light from a single area or object. This light is bounced off a special grating, which splits the light into its different wavelengths (just like a prism makes rainbows). The split light lands on a detector, which records the spectrum that is formed.
Date 6 June 2019 (upload date)
Source How a Spectrograph Works
Author NASA and STScI

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