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A prism is used to spread light into its constituent colours

This short animation demonstrates that a prism spreads white light out into its constituent colours. Known as a spectrum, the colours are normally combined to appear to our eyes as white light. By spreading out the light from different astronomical objects, astronomers can learn a great deal about the material that object is made of, and how it is moving in space.

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Theofanis Matsopoulos/NASA

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ID:prism_animation
Publiceringsdatum:23 februari 2016 11:33
Speltid:20 s
Frame rate:30 fps

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Namn:Spectrograph
Typ:Unspecified : Sky Phenomenon : Light Phenomenon
Kategori:Fulldome

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