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OCR: SPECTRUM .............................................. A SPECTRUM IS formed when a beam of electromagnetic radiation is dispersed into the different wavelengths of radiation from which it is composed. The spectrum of radiation emitted by a celestial object can be recorded as a spectrogram. The spectrum of a star provides astronomers with information about the star's temperature, color, and chemical composition.