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Old 09-09-2010, 10:03 PM
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Congratulations!

Terry,
Good results first time out....now you appreciate the issues of guiding on a slit!!

Looking at the spectrum...
Alp Pavo is a B2IVc binary; nothing in ELODIE
Kaler "Stars and their Spectra" has a nice comparison spectrum of Gam Ori (B2 III) on p188.

The main lines (besides H) are He I at 4009/4026/4144/4387/4471/4687
and
SiII at 4129
MgII at 4481

You should record the micrometer setting and use this to "re-set" the grating back to this region the next time you image.
The spectrum is noisy, but OK for a single exposure (what duration?) when you stack a few more you'll get a major improvement. John S. is achieving snr>100 with the pre-production Spectra-L200.
Onward and upward.
Well done.
Ken
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