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2 posted on 01/23/2003 10:46:33 PM PST by petuniasevan (What wonders still remain to be seen...)
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The lines are the absorption lines of various elements such as hydrogen and helium (caused by the absorption of light by atoms or molecules in a star's atmosphere).


3 posted on 01/23/2003 11:02:58 PM PST by petuniasevan (Train whistle rises as it approaches, lowers as it passes. The faster, the more change!)
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