HST (Hubble Space Telescope) records images with 0.1" resolution. Each stellar position. can be centroided to about 10% accuracy. At what distance can

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HST (Hubble Space Telescope)
records images with 0.1"
resolution. Each stellar position
can be centroided to about 10%
accuracy. At what distance can
HST measure a distance to 10%
accuracy? How well can it
measure at the ecliptic pole?
Voyager carries a telescope with
2" resolution and 10% centroiding.
At what distance from the Sun
could it match HST?
Transcribed Image Text:HST (Hubble Space Telescope) records images with 0.1" resolution. Each stellar position can be centroided to about 10% accuracy. At what distance can HST measure a distance to 10% accuracy? How well can it measure at the ecliptic pole? Voyager carries a telescope with 2" resolution and 10% centroiding. At what distance from the Sun could it match HST?
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