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Old 16-03-2009, 09:01 PM
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DVD spectroscope

I've cobbled together yesterday's video clip + stills here - for viewing the sun's spectrum - hope it's of interest
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Re: DVD spectroscope

Seem to be talking to myself hereabout - anyway another clip at
YouTube - more DVD doodles - solar spectrum
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Re: DVD spectroscope

You're not on your own nytecam. I've had a look and although it's not up my street so to speak, it's very interesting and I appreciate your dedication to your chosen hobby.
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I looked, I looked!

I'm a physics lab tech, and found it very interesting. I'm going to have a go tomorrow. I've also emailed the link to our Head of Physics.

Thanks for the info..

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Re: DVD spectroscope

Good luck Jim Here's another tack - star spectra via a fine sieve from the sreetmarket acting as a 'diffraction grating' before the telescope

My video explains and is a repeat first done awhile back and useful to demo the effects of diffraction and what are effectively lo-res spectra






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Interesting thread yet again nytecam - keep 'em coming.

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Great vids NC. you're certainly not talking to yourself, I'm just getting into atronomy and don't understand a lot of it at the moment but it is fascinating.
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Re: DVD spectroscope

Thanks everyone for your reponse - yep - I done another more lighthearted vid at YouTube - fun with LED light-ring and clear DVD after a weekend buy at the pound-shop eg a white 12xLED lightring for the parasol pole and play with a clear DVD disk to show the rainbow [spectral] colours from the LEDs.

Does contain a tiny bit of science revealed as the slight dip/gap in the blue/green from an otherwise continuous 'daylight' colour rendition spectrum. The LED lightring works fine for night snaps [in Night-Mode] to ~10ft and video to ~18". Fun doesn't come cheaper than that

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