(a) The planet Pluto and its Moon Charon are separatedby 19,600 km. Neglecting atmospheric effects, should the5.08-m-diameter Mount Palomar telescope be able to resolvethese bodies when they are 4.50×109km from Earth?Assume an average wavelength of 550 nm.(b) In actuality, it is just barely possible to discern that Plutoand Charon are separate bodies using an Earth-basedtelescope. What are the reasons for this?

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Diffraction of light

In physics, the term diffraction is defined as the bending of light around the corners of the obstacle. As a light ray passes by an aperture, it bends around the edges or through slits, it spreads out through a narrow opening. The diffracted light will produce fringes of bright and dark or colored bands which are labeled as a diffraction pattern.