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a device that breaks light into colors and produces an image of the resulting spectrum
A
spectrograph
B
apparent brightness
C
absolute brightness
D
Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
E
main sequence
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A spectrograph-sometimes called a spectroscope or spectrometer-breaks the light from a single material into its component colors the way a prism splits white light into a rainbow. It records this spectrum, which allows scientists to analyze the light and discover properties of the material interacting with it.

Detailed explanation-2: -A spectrograph passes light coming into the telescope through a tiny hole or slit in a metal plate to isolate light from a single area or object. This light is bounced off a special grating, which splits the light into its different wavelengths (just like a prism makes rainbows).

Detailed explanation-3: -A spectrograph is an instrument that separates incoming light by its wavelength or frequency and records the resulting spectrum in some kind of multichannel detector, like a photographic plate.

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