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The cavity radiation spectrum comes from surface temperature. Bright line (emission) spectra come from hot elements near the surface. Dark line (absorption) spectra come from cooler elements further out.

Because they're at different temperatures and have slightly different elemental ratios, each star produces a unique "fingerprint".

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