Anyone here doing any sort of spec. work with their scopes.
I just need some basic information on entry level requirments.
Experience rather than theory.
How, where, what - that sort of information.
I've done just enough to get through a project really.
There is a book that explains the basics - Practical Amateur Spectroscopy by Stephen F. Tonkin. Though you might do better to study
www.astroman.fsnet.co.uk/spectro.htm
The simplest option is to buy a grating from rainbow optics
www.starspectroscope.com/
Thats basically a plug and play kit.
If you want a more DIY approach you can find prisms or gratings for sale online (I got mine from ebay) and then bolt it together yourself. I broke down an old pair of binoculars for the lenses, but that might not be necessary depending on what you want to do.
I managed to get passable spectra of the brightest stars using just a grating and the camera.
www.astrosurf.com/vdesnoux/
is the software I used, though the link seems down at the minute.
Sorry for the rushed reply, I'm just leaving work.
Cheers,
~Albert
  