An Inexpensive Method to use an Ocean Optics Spectrometer for Telescopic Spectroscopy
Abstract
We present a relatively-inexpensive method for using an Ocean Optics spectrometer for telescopic spectroscopy. The Ocean Optics spectrometer is a highly-sensitive, affordable and versatile fiber-optic spectrometer that can be used in a variety of physics and astronomy classes and labs. With about $275 and a small amount of machining, this spectrometer can be easily adapted for any telescope that accepts 2" eyepieces. We provide the equipment list, machining specs, and calibration process, as well as sample stellar spectra. This work was supported by the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Office of the Provost of Goucher College.
- Publication:
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American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #219
- Pub Date:
- January 2012
- Bibcode:
- 2012AAS...21914710J