Suppose you are on a planet orbiting a star 8.0 light years away. (One light year is the distance light travels in one year.) At this distance, what is the minimum diameter for an objective mirror that will just barely resolve the earth and the sun? Assume a wavelength of 600 nm , the distance from the earth to the sun is 1.5×10^11m

Suppose you are on a planet orbiting a star 8.0 light years away. (One light year is the distance light travels in one year.) At this distance, what is the minimum diameter for an objective mirror that will just barely resolve the earth and the sun? Assume a wavelength of 600 nm , the distance from the earth to the sun is 1.5×10^11m

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