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    $\begingroup$ @EdV Seems like we had the same idea, I was just slightly slower at answering! But I agree, the answers are complementary. $\endgroup$ Commented Dec 27, 2021 at 23:58
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    $\begingroup$ @NicolauSakerNeto, Beautiful experiment. $\endgroup$
    – ACR
    Commented Dec 28, 2021 at 1:24
  • $\begingroup$ Thank you for your answer! I understand the "narrow gaps" in the solar spectrum and other spectra produced by atomic absorption. But it is still a bit unclear to me, WHY molecular absorption has a broad absorption spectrum. $\endgroup$ Commented Dec 28, 2021 at 16:37