Spectroscopy Links

Astronomical Spectroscopy

Astronomical Spectroscopy Associations, Communities, etc.
Amateur Astronomical Spectroscopy Websites and Web Pages
- Christian Buil: Spectroscopy, CCD & Astronomy
  - UN STAGE DE SPECTROGRAPHIE ASTRONOMIQUE
  - Publications of interest for amateur spectroscopy
- Chris Schur: SPECTROSCOPY Section
- Dale Mais: Mais Observatory: CCD Spectroscopy
  - Amateur Astronomical Spectroscopy: Highlights of what is Currently Achievable
- Fujii Bisei Observatory
- Fulvio Mete: light from infinity.org
- Jim Ferreira: Low Resolution Stellar Spectroscopy with Slitless Spectrograph
- John A. Blackwell: Regulus! Astronomy Education: Spectroscopy
- Jose Ribeiro: Amateur Astrophysics
- Ken Harrison:
  - Classical Spectroscope
  - Spectroscopes: Part 2 – New 200mm Littrow design
- Ken Whight: Astrospectroscopy
- Dr. Lothar Schanne: Spectrosphere
- Mary Masterman: Maryspectra
- Maurice Gavin: wpo-amateur spectroscopy
  - The Revival of Amateur Spectroscopy
  - Changing spectrum of nova at outburst YouTube
  - Backyard observatory - the quest for quasars YouTube
  - Stellar spectra via a prism YouTube
  - Spectra via a streetmarket dollar sieve! YouTube
- John Strachan: Spectra
- Olivier Thizy: My Astronomy Home Page
  - Amateur Spectroscopy, RTMC May 2008 PDF
  - Spectroscopic Biinary: beta Aur, Heidelberg May 2008 PDF
  - Classical Be Stars High Resolution Spectroscopy PDF
  - High Resolution Spectrography, SAS M 2007 PDF
- Paris Saint-Charles Observatory
- Peter Schlatter: Interference Fringes in Continuous Spectra recorded with a Digital Camera
- Robin Leadbeater: Three Hills Observatory
  - Robin Leadbeater spectroscopy links
- Amateur spectroscopy
- Stellar Spectra
- Variable Star Spectroscopy 2008 PDF
Spectroscopy Free Books
- Analysis of Astronomical Spectra by Richard Walker
- Atomic Emission Spectroscopy by Richard Walker
- Diffraction Grating Handbook by Newport
- RADIATIVE TRANSFER IN STELLAR ATMOSPHERES by R.J. Rutten
- The Fundamentals of Stellar Astrophysics by George W. Collins II
Spectroscopy Atlases
- An Atlas of Stellar Spectra with an Outline of Spectral Classification by W.W. Morgan, Philip C. Keenan and Edith Kellman
  - Revised MK Spectral Atlas for Stars Earlier than the Sun by W.W. Morgan, H.A. Abt and J.W. Tapscott
- Field Stars Across the H-R Diagram by ESO
- High resolution solar spectrum by BASS2000
- Liege Solar Spectral Atlas
- Spectroscopic Atlas for Amateur Astronomers by Richard Walker
- The Interactive Database of Spectral Standard Star Atlases
- Visible Solar Spectrum by Lunette Jean Rösch
Spectroscopy Articles, References, Tutorials, etc.
- Amateur Spectroscopy by Peter Lake
- Amateur Sepectroscopy Today, Aug. 2009 Bernard Heathcote page 8, PDF
- An Atlas of Stellar Spectra Morgan * Keenan * Kellman
- Astronomical Photometry and Spectroscopy Brian McCandless PDF
- Bright Star Spectra Index
- CCD Spectroscopy by John A. Blackwell
- CLEA Contemporary Laboratory Experiences in Astronomy
- Digitized Spectra Data
  - Spectral Sequence of Stars
  - Emission Lines Identified in Planetary Nebulae
- LEVEL5 Spectroscopy
- EU-HOU
- Libraries of Stellar Spectra
- MiniSpectroscopy Freeman Deutsch
- NAAP Labs Astronomy Education at the U of Nebraska-Lincoln
- NIST Atomic Spectra Database
  - Periodic Table
  - NIST Strong Lines of Neon (Ne)
- Normalization of spectra
- Resolution Calculation for a Slitless Spectrograph By Dr. Doug West
- Spectra of Gas Discharges Joachim Köppen Strasbourg/Illkirch/Kiel
- Spectral Atlas and Spectral Classification
- Spectral Elements Chart University of Oregon
- Astronomical Spectroscopy by Philip Massey, Margaret M. Hanson
- Spectroscopy: Unlocking the Secret in Starlight by Australia Telescope Outreach and Education
- Sodium Doublet
- Solar Spectrum
- Stellar Spectra Gene Smith's Astronomy Tutorial
- The Spectrohelioscope Network
- Theory and Modeling of Stellar Atmospheres by Professor Ivan Hubeny
Spectroscopy Labs
- Deriving Chemical Composition from Spectra
- Project LITE
Astronomical Spectroscopy Observing Projects
Spectroscopy at Conferences
- 3ème Ecole d'astrophysique du CNRS La Rochelle 26-29 Oct.2009
- MAF Starparty 2009
- Spectroscopy of Variable Stars BAA VSS Workshop Edinburgh October 2008
- Spectro Star Party OHP 2007
Spectroscopy at 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast
- December 8th: Basic Spectroscopy for Amateurs
- December 23rd: Basic Spectroscopy for Amateurs, part 2

Astronomical Spectroscopy Hardware
- Baader Planetarium DADOS Spaltspektrographen
  - DADOS user manual PDF
- Elliott Instruments Ltd CCDSPEC
- Field Tested Software Star Analyser
- Paton Hawksley Education LTD Star Analyzer 100
- Rainbow Optics Star Spectroscopes
- Rigel Systems RS-Spectroscope
- SBIG DSS-7 and SGS Spectropgraph
- Shelyak Instruments Star Analyser, Lhires III, eShel Spectropgraph, etc.
- CCD
  - DNoise and electronic gain evaluation of a sample of astronomical CCD cameras

Spectroscopy Hardware Parts

Astronomical Spectroscopy Software

Basic Astronomical Spectroscopy Software: BASS by John Paraskeva
IRIS by Christian Buil
ISIS by Christian Buil
RSpec by Field Tested Software
- Grating To Sensor Calculator by Tom Field
- RSpec Real-Time Spectroscopy by Rick Hiestand
SpcAudace
Spectroscopy Analysis Software by Ken Whight
SPLAT - Spectral Analysis Tool by JAC
Visual Spec by Valerie Desnoux

Build Your Own Spectrograph

Astronomical Spectrograph by David Haworth
Barèges type spectro by S. Dearden
Classical Spectrograph by Mary Masterman, Sarah Howell and Mimi Nguyen
Design and use of a spectrograph at a resolution of R=3000 by Christian Buil
REA - Brazilian Amateur Spectrograph by Rogério Marcon
Theoretical Parameters for the Design of a “Classical” Spectrograph by Christian Buil and translatiion by S. Dearden
TRAGOS TRAnsmission Grating Optical Spectrograph
Un spectrographe basse résolution by Francois Cochard
Vadim's Spectrograph Page by Vadim Burwitz
WPO - stellar spectrograph #1 by Maurice Gavin
- WPO hi-res stellar spectrograph YouTube

Yahoo! Astronomical Spectroscopy Related and Other Bogs Groups

YouTube Spectroscopy Related Videos

What is the L200 spectrograph?
CassiopeiaProject
Chapter 11K Spectroscopic Eclipsing Binaries by LibbyAnn1
Diffraction by ne0chaotic
Diffraction Gratings by kridnix
Fraunhofer: Diffraction - segment 1 of 2 by Remsselaer Polytechnic Institute & Alfred Leitner
Fraunhofer: Diffraction - segment 2 of 2 by Remsselaer Polytechnic Institute & Alfred Leitner
PhotoTechEDU Day 8: Diffraction and Interference in Imaging by Rom Clement
PHYS142 Lab 11 Interference, Diffraction Grating by loopcoop
PHYS142 Lab 12 Atomic Spectra by loopcoop
Physics in Space - NASA spectrographs by NASA
spcaudacevideo.avi by John Strachan
Spectrum of the Stars by LakeviewMuseum
Spectroscope by kosasihiskandarsjah
Spectroscopic Binary by mrg3

YouTube CD and DVD Spectroscopy Projects

CD Diffraction by falconphysics
CD Spectroscope by niethammerzoltan
CD Spectroscope by imslashjr
DIY Spectroscope by cowndelorean
DVD solar spectroscope ! by Nytecam
More DVD doodles - solar spectrum by Nytecam

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