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Revision as of 17:08, September 15, 2011
, 17:08, September 15, 2011a quotation ... I don't pretend to fathom it
"The line that appears in the red part of the spectrum is created when an electron moves between the second and third orbit (N=2 and N=3) and the wavelength at which this occurs is 656nm. It is this line that is called the Hydrogen alpha line ..." [http://www.astronomyknowhow.com/hydrogen-alpha.htm]