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Photography in astronomy. Photographing stellar spectra. Includes plans for constructing a simple objective prism spectrograph.
ASTRONOMY Feb 1980 (v.8#2) pg. 39

Simple spectroscope for less than $10.
BOYS' LIFE Aug 1963 (v.53#8) pg. 41

How to make a grating spectroscope.
BOYS' LIFE May 1970 (v.60#5) pg. 54

CCD spectroscopy. How to transform a CCD into a powerful spectrograph that can reveal secrets hidden in starlight.
CCD ASTRONOMY Fall 1995 (v.2#4) pg. 8

Using an Apple computer to log and analyze data from the Aminco recording spectrophotometer. Program #1 is used to collect and save data. Program #2 is used to analyze the data. Both written in BASIC. The application is to toxicology.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING Jan 1982 (v.6#1) pg. 86

Reflectance spectroscopy. Understanding how the wavelengths of light reflected from objects can be used to identify and learn more about them. Includes construction details for a simple reflectometer that can be used to measure near-infrared reflectance.
SCIENCE PROBE! Oct 1991 (v.1#4) pg. 91

Build a diffraction-grating spectrograph which can identify approximately 70 chemical elements listed in the periodic table. Spectrogram is recorded on 35mm film. Est. cost: $100.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN Sep 1966 (v.215#3) pg. 277
Added Info SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN Nov 1966 (v.215#5) pg. 149

Spectrophotometer, a device that measures colors and mixtures of colors in terms of wavelength of light transmitted by the specimen and also records the intensity of the colors in terms of the percentage of light that is transmitted. Est. cost: $75.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN May 1968 (v.218#5) pg. 140

An ultraviolet spectrograph that is useful for identifying the metal in ores, learning the relative velocities of particles in glowing gases and vapors, measuring colors precisely, and many related experiments. Results are recorded on film.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN Oct 1968 (v.219#4) pg. 126

Construction of a mass spectrometer for about $5, plus cost of magnet and vacuum pumps.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN Jul 1970 (v.223#1) pg. 121

A new kind of Spectrohelioscope for observing solar prominences that rise from the surface of the sun. The device blocks light of all colors except the one emitted with maximum brilliance by the prominences.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN Mar 1974 (v.230#3) pg. 110

How to construct a recording spectrophotometer. A description of an apparatus constructed by a Canadian high school student, Sean Johnston. A pen recorder plots a graph of the measured intensity of the light with respect to its wavelength.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN Jan 1975 (v.232#1) pg. 118

Homemade spectrophotometer scans the visible spectrum in a thirtieth of a second. Results are picked up by a photomultiplier tube and displayed on an oscilloscope.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN Jan 1980 (v.242#1) pg. 150

The amateur scientist. The spectra of streetlights illuminate basic principles of quantum mechanics. How to do metal-ion spectroscopy.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN Jan 1984 (v.250#1) pg. 138

A simple technique for recording the sun's spectrum on photographic film. Mount a pocket or direct-vision spectroscope onto a lens adapter and then attach it to the front of a telephoto lens. Suitable films also suggested.
SKY & TELESCOPE Apr 1979 (v.57#4) pg. 395

General description of a homemade spectrograph with an effective aperture of f/3,000 and a resolution of 1.3 angstrom.
SKY & TELESCOPE Feb 1980 (v.59#2) pg. 157

Exploring the stars with a spectrograph. Description of a telescope-grating method for photographing spectra on b&w or color film.
SKY & TELESCOPE Mar 1982 (v.63#3) pg. 311

Stellar spectra the easy way. How to couple a direct-vision spectroscope and a 35mm camera to a telescope in order to film spectra.
SKY & TELESCOPE Jul 1982 (v.64#1) pg. 99

Construction and use of an objective-prism spectrograph. Photograph spectra using this device and a 35-mm camera equipped with a 200-mm telephoto lens.
SKY & TELESCOPE May 1983 (v.65#5) pg. 460

Astronomical computing. Computer program, written in BASIC, calculates the dispersion of light through a glass prism. The program fits the Hartmann formula to three lines of known wavelength.
SKY & TELESCOPE Jun 1985 (v.69#6) pg. 545

A simple slit spectrograph designed for use with a telescope. The resulting spectrum is photographed on a 35mm camera.
SKY & TELESCOPE Jan 1987 (v.73#1) pg. 98

A simple meteor spectroscope is made from a cardboard box, two narrow prisms, and some wood.
SKY & TELESCOPE Nov 1990 (v.80#5) pg. 554

Building a fiber-optic spectrograph. Light collected by a telescope is fed into the spectrograph through a fiber-optic cable, split by a transmission grating, and recorded using a CCD.
SKY & TELESCOPE Feb 1999 (v.97#2) pg. 134

Cosmic rainbows. The revival of amateur spectroscopy. An introduction to the use of CCD cameras in examining the spectra of stars and planets.
SKY & TELESCOPE Aug 1999 (v.98#2) pg. 135

Getting the most from a CCD spectrograph attached to a telescope. Basic concepts of spectroscopy, steps involved in obtaining and calibrating spectrographic data, and interesting spectroscopy projects.
SKY & TELESCOPE Jul 2000 (v.100#1) pg. 125

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