Open AccessFurther observations on the spectrum of the night sky
Publication year - 1923
Publication title -
proceedings of the royal society of london. series a, containing papers of a mathematical and physical character
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2053-9150
pISSN - 0950-1207
DOI - 10.1098/rspa.1923.0038
Subject(s) - achromatic lens , sky , prism , night sky , lens (geology) , optics , collimated light , spectrum (functional analysis) , physics , astronomy , remote sensing , optometry , geology , medicine , quantum mechanics , laser
During the past winter I have continued my studies on the spectrum of the night sky, and the connected subject of the auroral spectrum. The present paper reports the results obtained. The spectrographs used in this work are two of nearly identical construction. In designing them the paramount consideration was to obtain the greatest possible light gathering power, all other considerations being kept subordinate to this. It was accordingly decided to use the minimum number of optical pieces—one prism, one collimating lens, one camera lens, neither of the latter to be achromatic.