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That's a spectroscope, usually coupled to the business end of a telescope. The telescope

is responsible for producing enough light from the star for the spectroscope to work with.

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They can use a prism.

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Q: What do scientists use to break visible light from a star into its component colors a telescope or a spectroscope?
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