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 Now run the script by executing: Now run the script by executing:
  
-   ./1_findcaliblines.py+   python 1_findcaliblines.py
  
 Afterwards the following window will be displayed on the screen, showing the mercury and argon emission line spectrum. All lines that were identified by the script are highlighted by a red circle. Now, all lines with known wavelengths need to be  marked. For this task, the above example spectrum can be very useful. The script runs through a list of predefined lines. The wavelength of the current line is displayed in the upper part of the window. The line corresponding to this wavelength can now easily marked by clicking into the corresponding red circle with the left mouse button. This circle should now appear blue and the corresponding wavelength is written next to the line peak (see below). If a wavelength is displayed that does not correspond to any of the highlighted lines, this wavelength can be skipped with a right click. At least four lines need to be marked to facilitate a successful wavelength calibration. If all useful lines are marked, this procedure can be completed by pressing the ''Q key'' on the keyboard.  Afterwards the following window will be displayed on the screen, showing the mercury and argon emission line spectrum. All lines that were identified by the script are highlighted by a red circle. Now, all lines with known wavelengths need to be  marked. For this task, the above example spectrum can be very useful. The script runs through a list of predefined lines. The wavelength of the current line is displayed in the upper part of the window. The line corresponding to this wavelength can now easily marked by clicking into the corresponding red circle with the left mouse button. This circle should now appear blue and the corresponding wavelength is written next to the line peak (see below). If a wavelength is displayed that does not correspond to any of the highlighted lines, this wavelength can be skipped with a right click. At least four lines need to be marked to facilitate a successful wavelength calibration. If all useful lines are marked, this procedure can be completed by pressing the ''Q key'' on the keyboard. 
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 Now run the script: Now run the script:
  
-   ./3_createspectrum.py+   python 2_extractspectrum.py
  
 The following files are then created: The following files are then created:
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 Finally, discuss your findings. Bring your results into a larger context and make a literature comparison when possible. This also includes that you identify potential problems with the data, the data reduction, or the analysis and possible solutions for them. Are their inconsistencies? Do you see specific and obvious features in the spectra you cannot explain? Finally, discuss your findings. Bring your results into a larger context and make a literature comparison when possible. This also includes that you identify potential problems with the data, the data reduction, or the analysis and possible solutions for them. Are their inconsistencies? Do you see specific and obvious features in the spectra you cannot explain?
  
-//**Note:** This {{en:labcourse:n1:abb85karttunen_en.pdf|figure}} taken from Fundamental Astronomy by Karttunen et al. can be helpful to classify the spectra. You may also compare your spectra to the {{en:labcourse:n1:atlas.pdf|spectral atlas}} and look up the [[http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Gray/frames.html | NIST web page]] to identify individual spectral features.//+//**Note:** This {{en:labcourse:n1:abb85karttunen_en.pdf|figure}} [1] can be helpful to classify the spectra. You may also compare your spectra to the {{en:labcourse:n1:atlas.pdf|spectral atlas}} and look up the [[http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Gray/frames.html | NIST web page]] to identify individual spectral features. Another guide to the classification of stellar spectra can be found [[https://www.handprint.com/ASTRO/specclass.html|here]].//
  
- +[1] [[https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1959elas.book.....S/abstract|StruveO(1959)Elementary Astronomy (Oxford University Press, New York) p259]]
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-A usual report is to be handed in. It needs to describe the theoretical basics (spectral types & formation of stellar spectra & Doppler effect), identify distinctive spectral lines for each spectral type, and (shortly) describe and discuss the typical characteristics (i.e. the specific lines per spectral type) of each spectral type. Estimate the spectral type of the stars. Discuss your results and compare them to the known features for a certain spectral type from the literature. Address shortcomings in your results and discuss possible causes. **Please include all plots from the data reduction /* ,** including the plot for the spectral resolution and the original images showing the 2d spectra, ** */ in the appendix of your report**. /* For each star, the plot showing the spectra of the individual orders should be also attached to the report. Only the characteristic orders (individual panels from the masterplot) for each star should be included in the main part of the report.*/  +
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-After identifying the spectral type, the radial velocity of the star towards us should be measured (including an error calculation) and discussed. **In the appendix of your report** you should include a table with the rest wavelength, the measured wavelength, the wavelength shift and the resulting radial velocity of at least five absorption lines as well as an averaged radial velocity together with an error. +
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-**Remark:** This [[http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Gray/frames.html | web page]] can be helpful in the process of the identification and the classification of spectra and their characteristics/*Furthermore, this {{en:labcourse:n1:spectral_identification.pdf|classification flowchart}} might be helpful.*Here  you can also find another {{en:labcourse:n1:atlas.pdf|spectral atlas}}which helps to identify the spectral typeThis {{en:labcourse:n1:abb85karttunen_en.pdf|figure}} taken from Fundamental Astronomy by Karttunen et al. can also be helpful to classify the spectra.+
  
 [[en:praktikum:index|Overview: Laborytory Courses]] [[en:praktikum:index|Overview: Laborytory Courses]]
  
-/*A usual report has to be handed in. It needs to describe the theoretical basics (spectral types & formation of stellar spectra), identify distinctive spectral lines for each spectral type, and (shortly) describe and discuss the typical characteristics (i.e. the specific lines per spectral type) of each spectral type. Please include all plots from the data reduction in the appendix of your report.  
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-**Remark:** This [[http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Gray/frames.html | web page]] can be helpful in the process of the identification and the classification of spectra and their characteristics. 
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-[[en:praktikum:index|Overview: Laborytory Courses]]*/ 
  
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