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they have a sharp wavelength peak,
but they'll have a continuous spectrum superimposed on that as well. I think.
Any light coming from them will no doubt have been affected by other things by the time it hits your retina anyway.
(, Sun 14 Jun 2009, 22:05, archived)
the spectrum of a sodium street lamp apparently looks like this:
www.chemistryland.com/CHM107Lab/Exp7/Spectroscope/SodiumLamp500.jpg
(, Sun 14 Jun 2009, 22:13, archived)