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Old 01-12-2010, 09:15 AM
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Rolf,
Good start.
The dark lines in the Sirius spectrum are due to Hydrogen; the darker bands in the Betelgeuse are due to TiO molecules.
Richard Walker has recently published on his website a very good annotated Spectral Atlas which would help you.
http://www.ursusmajor.ch/downloads/s..._3-english.pdf
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