flash animation

Three Views Spectrum Demonstrator

Demonstrates how different spectra can arise from a light bulb (a thermal source) and a cold, thin gas cloud. The spectrometer shows emission, absorption, or continuous spectra based on where the draggable telescope is pointed.



Usage Instructions

Running this animation on your computer...

  1. right-click to download threeviewsspectra.swf and threeviewsspectra.html to the same directory
  2. open the html file in a browser to run the animation

Linking to this animation...

  1. copy and paste the code below into your webpage or blog:
    Text Link HTML:
    - or -   
    Image Link HTML:

Putting this animation on your website...

  1. upload threeviewsspectra.swf to the same directory as your webpage
  2. copy and paste the following code into your webpage:
    Embed HTML: