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Grating Spectroscopes and How to Use Them

Ken M. Harrison

Ken M. Harrison Wezembeek-Oppem, Belgium

ISSN 1431-9756 ISBN 978-1-4614-1396-7 e-ISBN 978-1-4614-1397-4 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-1397-4 Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London Library of Congress Control Number: 2012932210 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2012 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply , even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Printed on acid-free paper Physica is a brand of Springer Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Preface

The development of the spectroscope has contributed more to the science of astronomy than any other telescope accessory. It has been said that 75% of all astronomical discoveries have been made with the spectroscope. If you’ve just bought, or are thinking of buying, one of the popular filter-sized transmission gratings, then this is the book for you. The popularity of these gratings as a “first spectroscope” has been growing over the past few years, and these simple devices provide a good entry point for budding amateurs interested in astronomical spectroscopy. They are ideally suited to low resolution stellar spectral imaging. The basic challenge facing the novice is where to start. What other equipment will you need? How do you process the CCD image? How do you analyze your first spectrum? These questions and more are addressed in this book. It provides up to date information on filter gratings and processing methods available to the amateur, and more importantly, the “how to…”. This book has been written specifically for first time users and keeps the mathematics to a minimum. Where some mathematics is necessary, a worked examp