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This nova site provides a simulation of the identification of elements in a star, a nebula, a planet, and a galaxy. The user matches individual spectral lines of seven elements to lines in the observed spectrum of each object.
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Title = {Decoding Cosmic Spectra},
Publisher = {Public Broadcasting Service},
Volume = {2025},
Number = {4 May 2025},
Month = {January 7, 2004},
Year = {2007}
}
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