A Home-Made Solar Spectroscope (Abstract)

Volume 28 number 2 (2000)

Gerald P. Dyck

29 Pleasant Street, Assonet, MA 02702

Abstract

(Abstract only) The author outlines the building of a simple solar spectroscope using an inexpensive commercial grating and a variety of left-over optical parts. This instrument is capable of showing hundreds of solar absorption lines, making it an effective tool for personal study and education in astronomy.