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Title:

Decoding Cosmic Spectra

Url:

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/space/decoding-cosmic-spectra.html

Publisher:

WGBH Educational Foundation

Description: This site from NOVA and PBS provides a simulation of the identification of elements in a star, a nebula, a planet, and a galaxy. The interactive resource allows a user to match individual spectral lines of seven elements to lines in the observed spectrum of each object.

LC Classification:

Science -- Astronomy -- Astrophysics (General) -- Astronomical spectroscopy
Science -- Astronomy -- Descriptive astronomy -- Solar system
Science -- Astronomy -- Descriptive astronomy -- Solar system -- Planets. Planetology
Science -- Astronomy -- Descriptive astronomy -- Stars

GEM Subject:

Science -- Technology
Science -- Physics
Science -- Astronomy
Science -- Instructional issues

Key Concept:

Astronomy -- Electromagnetic spectrum
Astronomy -- Planets
Astronomy -- Spectroscopy
Astronomy -- Star clusters
Astronomy -- Wavelengths
Astronomy -- Solar system

Resource Type:

Reference Material
Instructional Material
Instructional Material -- Demonstration
Instructional Material -- Interactive Simulation

Format:

Document -- HTML

Audience:

Educator
Learner

Education Level:

High School
Higher Education
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)

Language:

English

Rights:

WGBH Educational Foundation

Access Rights:

Free access

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