Andrew ZonenbergUpgraded the lego spectrometer with a diffraction grating instead of a prism and better shielding to block out stray light
We hand traced the spectra on paper including eye estimates of relative brightness to draw amplitude vs wavelength curves with a marker, then compared to measured data with ngscopeclient and my aseq spectrometer. They actually looked decently close considering the setup was made of legos lol
Trying to do fun science projects with somebody who has the attention span of a preschooler is... Interesting to say the least lol. Hopefully at least some of it is sinking in
F4GRX Sébastien@azonenberg continue doing it. They like it and will come back to it later.
(Of course)
SnoopJ@f4grx @azonenberg this for sure. I have had this exact experience being 'science uncle' to my niblings, and have been told stories by their parents about things learned in those apparently-inattentive moments popping up later.
(which is one of my greatest achievements in life, I think)