Spectroscope

The performance of this ultra-low cost spectroscope is comparable with instruments costing much more. It uses a CD or DVD as a reflective diffraction grating and clearly shows Fraunhofer lines in the spectrum arising from natural light, distinctive emission bands from artificial sources such as sodium lamps and differences between different types of fluorescent lighting tubes. The spectroscope is made from polypropylene and supplied in flat pack form for quick self-assembly. It comes with free CD but can be used with any CD (or DVD for higher resolution).