Sometime around 2022, astronomers at the European Southern Observatory hope to begin using the E-ELT(European Extremely Large Telescope), which is planned to have a primary mirror 42 m in diameter. Let us assume that the light it focuses has a wavelength of 550 nm. (1 light-year = 9.461X105 m) Note: Jupiter's Diameter d; = 1.43 x 10° m 1) What is the most distant Jupiter-sized planet the telescope could resolve, assuming it operates at the diffraction limit? (Express your answer to two significant figures.) x1015 Submit You currently have 0 submissions for this question. Only 10 submission are allowed. You can make 10 more submissions for this question. +) 2) What is the most distant Jupiter-sized planet the telescope could resolve, assuming it operates at the diffraction limit? (Express your answer to two significant figures.) ly Submit You currently have O submissions for this question. Only 10 submission are allowed. You can make 10 more submissions for this question. 3) The nearest known exoplanets (planets beyond the solar system) are around 20 light-years away. What would have to be the minimum diameter of an optical telescope to resolve a Jupiter-sized planet at that distance using light of wavelength 550 nm? (Express your answer to two significant figures.) km ( Submit You currently have 0 submissions for this question. Only 10 submission are allowed. You can make 10 more submissions for this question.
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Sometime around 2022, astronomers at the European Southern Observatory hope to begin using the E-ELT(European Extremely Large Telescope), which is planned to have a primary mirror 42 m in diameter. Let us assume that the light it focuses has a wavelength of 550 nm. (1 light-year = 9.461×10^15 m)
Note: Jupiter's Diameter dj=1.43×10^8 m
1)What is the most distant Jupiter-sized planet the telescope could resolve, assuming it operates at the diffraction limit? (Express your answer to two significant figures.)
2)What is the most distant Jupiter-sized planet the telescope could resolve, assuming it operates at the diffraction limit? (Express your answer to two significant figures.)
3)The nearest known exoplanets (planets beyond the solar system) are around 20 light-years away. What would have to be the minimum diameter of an optical telescope to resolve a Jupiter-sized planet at that distance using light of wavelength 550 nm? (Express your answer to two significant figures.)
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