Identifying Unknown Star Composition Using Elemental Spectra Hydrogen Helium Sodium Na Calcium Ca Mercury Mystery Star 1 Mystery Star 2 Mystery Star 3 Hint: Be sure to use a straight edge to help you line up the spectral lines when trying to determine the elements present within the mystery stars. Sometimes our eyes can play tricks on us and stationary lines may appear to move or relocate. Collect Data Unless directed otherwise, use check marks to record information about each stellar spectrum. Characteristics of Different Stellar Spectra Answer the questions to analyze the stellar spectra presented in the lab. 1. Based on your data, which star might have formed when the universe was young? Which one might have formed more recently? Explain your evidence and reasoning for each choice. 3. Look again at the Orion constellation. With one exception, all the stars that make up the constellation are bright, young blue giant or supergiant stars. The exception is Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in the night sky. Betelgeuse is a red giant star located at Orion's left shoulder. Explain how the stellar spectrum of Betelgeuse would be different than the spectra of the other stars in Orion. Include information what elements might be represented in the spectral lines..