Section 6 – Spectra Catalog

Section 6 – Spectra Catalog

Section 6 – Spectra Catalog The plates were enlarged and printed on photographic paper; each catalog was custom made in the darkroom of the Specola, located not far from the Spectra Lab. Area 3 Group 1 • Group 2 • Group...
Section 7 – Prisms

Section 7 – Prisms

Section 7 – Prisms Shown here are a number of objects, including prisms used in the Spectra Lab and a glass trophy commemorating the Mars landers, to demonstrate the optical properties of glass. Also shown is a small photographic camera used in the lab. Area 3...
Section 8 – Plates

Section 8 – Plates

Section 8 – Plates The spectra of pure metals can be compared against the spectra of stars. In this lightbox one sees two photographic plates taken by the Schmidt telescope. The one on the left shows individual stars (in negative). The one on the right is a...