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Q: How much do binoculars help astronomical observations? Have you ever used binoculars for astronomy…
A: Lenses are used in variety of optical instruments. Light suffers refraction from these lenses.…
Q: what advantages does a catadioptric telescope have over a reflecting telescope? what is its…
A: Catadioptric telescope:-A catadioptric telescope is a type of telescope that uses both mirrors and…
Q: If you build a telescope with a focal length of 2.4 m, what eyepiece focal length (in m) is needed…
A: Write the expression for the magnification of the telescope. Here, ft is the focal length of the…
Q: Compared to a 0.2 m diameter telescope, a 0.4 m diameter telescope has how much more light gathering…
A: The diameter of telescope 1: d1 = 0.2 m The diameter of telescope 2: d2 = 0.4 m
Q: Imagine a ray of light traveling from outer space, which has an index of refraction of 1, before it…
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Q: If you build a telescope with a focal length of 1.3 m, what focal length does the eyepiece need to…
A: The magnifying power of a telescope defines how large an image is formed by a telescope. The…
Q: When comparing low power to high power, which one has the largest diameter field of vision
A: The field of view is the area under observation in a microscope. It is inversely proportional to the…
Q: How many telescopes does Kitt Peak National Observatory have?
A: Kitt peak national observatory have THREE major telescope.
Q: How does the resolving power of the 5-m telescope on Mount Palomar near San Diego compare with that…
A: The property of a telescope that enables it to capture small details of an object is called its…
Q: Explain in as much detail as possible, using arguments from optics: Why is the sky (or do we…
A: Sky appears blue due to scattering of light
Q: How long does it take light to reach us from a distance of 3.10x1011m?
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Q: The Keck Telescope (on Mauna Kea, Hawaii) has an aperture D = 10.0 m. Its Cassegrain focus has f/15.…
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Q: Why can't we see stars in day time?
A: The Earth we live is a unique planet for human to survive. It contains atmosphere with the suitable…
Q: Astronauts observing from a space station need a telescope with a resolving power of 0.9 arc seconds…
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Q: Give difference between microscope and telescope.
A: Microscopes and telescopes function same by letting a person view objects not visible to the naked…
Q: Mars is approximately 1.5 AU away from the Sun. Approximately how long does it take light to reach…
A: Mars is the 4th planet from the sun, with distance ranging around 1.5AU. 1 A.U = 1.496 × 108 km∴ 1.5…
Q: How much more light can a telescope with a 14-inch diameter mirror gather compared with a 4-inch…
A: we can compare the different sized apertures for their Light gathering power . Light gathering power…
Q: What diameter lens do you need on a telescope that can resolve up to a thousandth of a second?
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Q: Why do optical astronomers often put their telescopes at the tops of mountains, while radio…
A: Electromagnetic radiation is made of packets of energy called photons. They are differentiated by…
Q: In a cassegrain telescope, where does the light go after it passes through the aperture?
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Q: Which of these statements best explains why a telescope enables us to see details of a distant…
A: Both statement 1 and 2 is good for the formation of better image for better image we need that image…
Q: How does human vision's peak in color sensitivity relate to the Sun? Why can't long-wavelength…
A: The Electromagnetic spectrum is given below: The wavelength is increasing from right to left of the…
Q: Why are x-ray telescopes all in space, rather than on the Earth?
A: X-ray telescopes are used to detect objects in X rays spectrum in outer space.
Q: All these can be explained by ray optics EXCEPT: a) the resolution of telescope. b) the…
A: Solution: The ray optics deals with the different phenomena related with the light rays. The…
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