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The mirror for the Hubble Space Telescope has a diameter slightly larger than the height of a tall person. Suppose we wish to study an Earth-like planet in a nearby solar system, (i.e., the star is a handful of light-years away from us and its planet is a handful of light- minutes away from the star, where “light-distances" are simply based on v=d /t). Would the telescope be large enough to see the planet and star as separate objects? Justify your answer with some rough calculations.

The mirror for the Hubble Space Telescope has a diameter slightly larger than the height of a tall person. Suppose we wish to study an Earth-like planet in a nearby solar system, (i.e., the star is a handful of light-years away from us and its planet is a handful of light- minutes away from the star, where “light-distances" are simply based on v=d /t). Would the telescope be large enough to see the planet and star as separate objects? Justify your answer with some rough calculations.

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P6: The mirror for the Hubble Space Telescope has a diameter slightly larger than the height of a tall person. Suppose we wish to study an Earth-like planet in a nearby solar system, (i.e., the star is a handful of light-years away from us and its planet is a handful of light- minutes away from the star, where "light-distances" are simply based on v= d It). Would the telescope be large enough to see the planet and star as separate objects? Justify your answer with some rough calculations.
Transcribed Image Text:P6: The mirror for the Hubble Space Telescope has a diameter slightly larger than the height of a tall person. Suppose we wish to study an Earth-like planet in a nearby solar system, (i.e., the star is a handful of light-years away from us and its planet is a handful of light- minutes away from the star, where "light-distances" are simply based on v= d It). Would the telescope be large enough to see the planet and star as separate objects? Justify your answer with some rough calculations.
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