No, a spectrum of light with no gaps can not be achieved.
The spectrum is a kind of analysis of the light emitted by a star.
absorption lines! :)
A star emits light because it is hot enough to emit electromagnetic waves in the visible spectrum.
They analyze the spectrum of a star's light and the black lines in the spectrum indicate different elements in the stars atmosphere. The same process can be used on planets and moons.
The gas absorbs certain frequencies of light, producing an absorption spectrum.
A continous spectrum hasn't discrete gaps between lines.
The complete Visible Light spectrum.
That's done by analyzing the star's spectrum.
The spectrum is a kind of analysis of the light emitted by a star.
When a star is blue it means it is putting out light mostly in the ultraviolet spectrum which is of a higher energy than infared light, or light in the visible spectrum. This means the star has more energy and heat.
Absorption spectrum is a gap in the overall spectrum. It happen when light makes an electron jump to a higher orbital and light energy is absorbed. Emission spectrum is light emitted at particular wavelengths (where the absorption spectrum gaps are). It happens when an electron falls from a higher orbital and emits light energy in doing so.
The spectrum is a kind of analysis of the light emitted by a star.
A stellar spectrum is the light emitted by a star.
how can you tell if an object is reflecting blue light from a star
Because the spectrum of the star's light can be seen to have dark lines all the way through, and each element has its own set of dark lines in the star's spectrum.
absorption lines! :)
spectrometer which has prism installed in it