In 1889 however, astronomers observed solar Fraunhofer lines in photographic ultraviolet spectra of the planet, proving once and for all that Uranus was shining by reflected light.
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He is known for discovering the dark absorption lines known as Fraunhofer lines in the Sun's spectrum, and for making excellent optical glass and achromatic telescope objectives.
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In physics and optics, the "'Fraunhofer lines "'are a set of spectral lines named after the German physicist Joseph von Fraunhofer ( 1787 1826 ).
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Later, in 1815, German physicist Joseph Fraunhofer also examined the solar spectrum, and found about 600 such dark lines ( missing colors ), which are now known as Fraunhofer lines.
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Like Fraunhofer lines, the dark lines displayed in the study's spectral ranges display older and younger stars and allow Glazebrook and Baldry to determine the age of different galaxies and star systems.
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His optical work was important as well, where he is remembered for his observations of dark Fraunhofer lines in the solar spectrum ( 1802 ), which eventually led to the discovery of the elements in the Sun.
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In order to resolve ambiguities that arise in usage, ambiguous Fraunhofer line designations are preceded by the element with which they are associated ( e . g ., Mercury e-line and Helium d-line ).
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These Fraunhofer lines would later be determined to be caused by the absorption of light by electrons in moving between atomic orbitals when it passed through atoms, with each atom having a characteristic signature due to the quantum nature of these orbitals.
