Answered: The minimum angular separation -6… | bartleby

Related questions

Question

The minimum angular separation
-6
between
two stars is 4 x 10° rad, if telescope is
used to observe them with an objective of
aperture 16 cm. Find the wavelength of light
used.

Expert Solution

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Blurred answer

Similar questions

A binary star system has an angular separation between the two stars of 3.2 × 10-5 radians. If 2 = 6.6 x 10-7 m, what is the smallest aperture (diameter) telescope that may be used to resolve the two stars? Write your answer in cm.
A certain telescope has a 10' × 10' field of view that is re- corded using a CCD chip having 2048 x 2048 pixels. What angle on the sky corresponds to 1 pixel? What would be the di- ameter of a typical seeing disk (1" radius), in pixels?
What is the angular resolution limit (degrees) set by diffraction for the 224-cmcm mirror diameter telescope (λλ=560 nmnm)?
Two stars are separated by 1 x 10" m and are 4 light years away. Calculate the resolving power of the Hubble Space Telescope, with a diameter of 2.4m, at this distance. Can the Hubble Space Telescope resolve the two stars? Assume the wavelength of light is 650nm. (Hint: Look up the conversion of light years to meters.)
Question:-
Spy planes fly at extremely high altitudes (25 km) to avoidinterception. If their cameras are to discern features assmall as 5 cm, what is the minimum aperture of the cameralens to afford this resolution? (Use λ=580nm )