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Originally Posted by theodog
Like most good things -have a dable and your hooked.
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Yep...
I don't think spectroscopy is any harder than astrophotography. There may be a little more cerebral exercise involved in identifying lines, etc rather than aesthetic appreciation, but I think if you're into astrometry and photometry then using your head isn't a problem.
Its like everything else though... there is a learning curve, but between IIS and a couple of Yahoo lists (especially Ken's) there's not much you can't do!
Its so easy in these days of the internet!
Have you given any thought to a Staranalyser? Less cost than the L200, but it will let you learn the basics of spectroscopy
. The only thing that would go against it for asteroid work would be the interference from background stars and limited resolution, so I think the L200 would probably be better for what you particularly want to do
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But like Jeff says... consider yourself warned... it might start out as a second interest, but I wouldn't guarntee it'll stay that way!
Al.