| Object | Antares (Alpha Scorpii, SAO 184415) |
| Telescope | 12" Meade LX200GPS at f/10 |
| Spectrograph / CCD | SBIG SGS, SBIG ST-7XME at -30C |
| Resolution | Low resolution mode (150 lines/mm grating, 4.3 Angstroms/pixel dispersion, ~ 9 Angstrom resolution (R ~ 720 at H-alpha) |
| Integration Details | 4 x 20s, dark subtracted and mean combined |
| Date / Median Time (UTC) | 17-Feb-2007 1120 UTC |
| Moon Phase | 0% |
| Approximate Airmass | 2.97 |
| CCD Response Curve Source | Alpha Virginis |
| Wavelength Calibration | H and Ne lamps |
| Software Used | TheSky, CCDSoft, CCDStack, Iris, vSpec, Excel, Photoshop |
| Comments | Antares is very red in appearance to the naked eye. The color spectrum is a synthetic spectrum based on the actual data, created in vSpec. |