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oxygen lines

(spectral lines specific to oxygen)

Some oxygen lines useful to astronomy:

Also molecular oxygen (O2) lines:

(Like any chemical, possible lines produced by oxygen atoms and molecules are too many to count, but these are among those well-known for their usefulness.)


(oxygen,lines,spectrum,line series)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doubly_ionized_oxygen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_brightness
http://physics.nist.gov/PhysRefData/Handbook/Tables/oxygentable2.htm

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