Spectroscopy

Spectra taken with CCDSpec spectroscope on Sky Watcher Equinox Pro 120mm OTA 18/2/2019

Below are some spectra I took using the CCDSpec spectroscope on my Sky Watcher Equinox 120mm telescope.

Andy

Capella (spectrum as comes from spectroscope and then plotted using RSPEC):

Comparison of spectrum of Capella with that of the Sun (using Sun as reference spectrum here):

Spectrum of Moon:

Comparison of the spectrum of the Moon and the Sun (Sun is reference spectrum here), demonstrating that they are in fact the same spectrum and hence that the Moon is a reflected spectrum from the Sun (as it is has not atmosphere):

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