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• spectroscopy — spectroscopist /spek tros keuh pist/, n. /spek tros keuh pee, spek treuh skoh pee/, n. the science that deals with the use of the spectroscope and with spectrum analysis. [1865 70; SPECTRO + SCOPY] * * * Branch of analysis devoted to identifying… …   Universalium

• Spectrometer — This article is about Spectrometers. For the spectral density measuring instrument, see Spectrogram. Grating spectrometer schematic A spectrometer (spectrophotometer, spectrograph or spectroscope) is an instrument used to measure properties of… …   Wikipedia

• optics — /op tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision. [1605 15; < ML optica < Gk optiká, n. use of neut. pl. of OPTIKÓS; see OPTIC,… …   Universalium

• Spectroscopy — Analysis of white light by dispersing it with a prism is example of spectroscopy. Spectroscopy ( …   Wikipedia

• COROT — Model of the Corot satellite General information NSSDC ID 2006 063A Organization …   Wikipedia

• NASA Infrared Telescope Facility — The NASA Infrared Telescope Facility atop Mauna Kea …   Wikipedia

• telescope — /tel euh skohp /, n., adj., v., telescoped, telescoping. n. 1. an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer. One of the two principal forms (refracting telescope) consists essentially of an objective lens… …   Universalium

• Diffuse interstellar band — Relative strengths of observed diffuse interstellar bands Diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) are absorption features seen in the spectra of astronomical objects in our galaxy. They are caused by the absorption of light by the interstellar medium.… …   Wikipedia

• Orion 1 and Orion 2 Space Observatories — The Orion 1 Space Observatory and Orion 2 Space Observatory were space observatories installed in spacecraft launched by the space program of the Soviet Union during the 1970s. Contents 1 Orion 1 1.1 Specifications 2 Orion 2 …   Wikipedia