Tutorial You want to create a telescope with a resolving power of 0.045 arc seconds at a wavelength of 550 nm. What diameter (in m) do you need? If you want to increase the light gathering power by a factor of 10, by what factor does the diameter need to increase? What would the new resolving power be (in arc seconds)? Part 1 of 5 The resolving power of a telescope is given by > where both A and D must have the same units. Part 2 of 5 x = 2.06 x 105 We need to solve D = 2.06 x 105 D= expression for the diameter. You should express your values in meters. m 0.045 arc seconds m
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