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Jane Clark
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Hi:

Since type II supernovae are hydrogen-rich and type I are hydrogen-poor, would shooting through a hydrogen alpha filter be a quick-and-dirty way to distinguish them without spectroscopy?

Thanks,

Jane.

Jane Clark