Schmidt telescope and spectrograph. The apparatus seen here is used to analyse the spectrum of the light from the sun and stars,a process known as spectroscopy. This can be used to determine the chemical composition of the stars,and identify different types of stars. This spectrograph is part of a Schmidt telescope located at the Royal Observatory,Edinburgh,Scotland. Schmidt telescopes are a type of astronomical camera invented by Bernhard Schmidt in 1930 | |
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