{"id":673,"date":"2016-03-08T16:15:48","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T16:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/ui\/?page_id=673"},"modified":"2017-03-09T22:29:55","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T22:29:55","slug":"optical-spectrometer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/ui\/home\/course\/unit-iii\/optical-spectrometer\/","title":{"rendered":"Optical Spectrometer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This type of instrument is used to figure out what a material is by using the light it gives off. This device is also called a spectrophotometer, spectrograph or spectroscope.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_72\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-72\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-72 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/ui\/files\/2016\/02\/MUSESopticalSpectrometer400-400x288-300x216.jpg\" alt=\"MUSES Optical Spectrometer\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/ui\/files\/2016\/02\/MUSESopticalSpectrometer400-400x288-300x216.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/ui\/files\/2016\/02\/MUSESopticalSpectrometer400-400x288.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-72\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The DLR Earth Sensing Imaging Spectrometer is mounted on a satellite and is capable of imaging the earth&#8217;s surface using near infrared signal. It can measure atmospheric and surface materials. Photo taken by the Edison Tech Center at the 32nd annual Space Symposium.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Uses<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A <strong>spectrophotometer<\/strong> is used in chemistry labs to measure the properties of materials.<\/p>\n<p>The<strong> spectrograph<\/strong> can be used for looking at the stars and figuring out what things are made of. It separates incoming light into distinct segments and measures the results. The new James Webb Space Telescope uses a near-infrared spectrograph and will be a revolutionary new tool for understanding our universe. We interviewed expert Scott Acton at Ball Aerospace to tell us a bit about the James Webb Space Telescope:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iOQXFDCcWXE?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>MUSE<\/strong> &#8211; Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer, this operates at a visible light range close to IR. It is mounted to a satellite where it will take images of distant galaxies. This device provides &#8220;staggeringly detailed map of the motions and other properties of the observed objects&#8221;. More on MUSE helping<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eso.org\/public\/usa\/news\/eso1437\/\"> us discover galactic actions. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read more at:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eso.org\/sci\/facilities\/develop\/instruments\/muse\/Publications\/muse_spie.pdf\">MUSE &#8211; technical details<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spectrophotometry\">Spectrophotometry wiki page (how it works)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now that we have talked some about telescopes, lets see the next page devoted to the subject of imagery from telescopes.<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"background: grey; float: left; text-align: center; line-height: 100px; width: 40%; margin: 10px; padding: 10px; box-shadow: 5px 5px 10px #000; min-height: 100px;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/ui\/home\/course\/unit-iii\/cmos-imaging-sensors\/\">Back<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"background: grey; float: right; text-align: center; line-height: 100px; width: 40%; margin: 10px; padding: 10px; box-shadow: 5px 5px 10px #000; min-height: 100px;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/ui\/home\/course\/unit-iii\/telescopes\/\">Next<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This type of instrument is used to figure out what a material is by using the light it gives off. 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