Spectrometry activities
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Here's a list of things to do with your spectrometer, whether you're a teacher, a hobbyist, or a grassroots scientist. Please add your own, and include how much time it'll take, an estimate of the cost, etc.
Activities
Measure sodium lines
http://publiclaboratory.org/wiki/spectrometry-activity-sodium-lines
Calibrate your spectrometer with a CFL bulb
(Base this one on http://publiclaboratory.org/wiki/spectral-workbench-calibration but include more explanation etc)
Measure an atmospheric absorption spectrum
Find the Frauenhofer lines:
https://spectralworkbench.org/tag/sunlight https://spectralworkbench.org/spectra/show/913 (especially good!)
Read more at: http://publiclaboratory.org/wiki/spectrometry-activity-atmospheric-absorption
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