What is the resolving power of an 8-inch telescope (if necessary, you may assume λ=550 nm)? By the way, this is the aperture size of the telescopes we use in the outdoor labs. Will two stars 1 arcsecond apart appear as two separate stars or one big blob? In other words can the two stars be clearly resolved by this telescope?

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Q: What is the resolving power of a 25-cm (10-in.) telescope at a wavelength of 550 nm (in the middle…

A: The resolving power of a telescope is the ability of the telescope to see tiny objects or very small…

Q: The Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) near Pune has several antennas spread over a region of…

A: When two close objects at a large distance are observed they might seem like a single source. The…

Q: The James Webb Space Telescope, the replacement for the Hubble Telescope, will have a diameter…

A: The Rayleigh criterion for the minimum minimum angular separation is θ = 1.22λ/D where λ is the…

Q: A space-based telescope can achieve a diffraction-limited angular resolution of 0.05" for red light…

A: The resolving power or the angular resolution of a telescope is its ability to differentiate between…

Q: What is the diffraction limit of a 4 m telescope observing light at 550 nm? Answer in arc seconds

A: diameter of telescope(D)=4m wavelength(λ)=550nm=550×10-9 m formula diffraction limit(θ)=1.22λD

Q: What is the angular resolution limit (degrees) set bydiffraction for the 100-inch (254-cm mirror…

A: The expression for the angular resolution ,limit due to diffraction is, θ=1.22λD

Q: A series of optical telescopes produced an image that has a resolution of about 0.00350 arc second.…

A: Given:- wavelength = 1.90 μm resolution = 0.00350 arc second 1arcsec=1/3600∘ Find the smallest…

Q: The large space telescope that has been placed into an Earth orbit has an aperture diameter of 1.4…

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Q: The Keck Telescope (on Mauna Kea, Hawaii) has an aperture D = 10.0 m. Its Cassegrain focus has f/15.…

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Q: in the question: A spy satellite orbiting 600 km above Earth is supposedly capable of counting…

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Q: What is the limit of resolution for a telescope lens with a diameter of 120 cm when it observes a…

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Q: spy satellite orbiting 410 km above Earth is supposedly capable of counting individual people in a…

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Q: You are using a telescope is to resolve two distant stars as well as possible. Which of the…

A: Required : Method to increase the resolution of the telescope.

Q: Which of the following pairings of telescope diameter and observational wavelength would give the…

A: The resolving power of a telescope is given by, R = 1∆θ= d1.22 λ where ∆θ is the angular resolution…

Q: Both the Keck Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope (HST) observe visible light. Given a typical…

A: The angular resolution of a telescope is defined as the wavelength of light multiplied by constant…

Q: What is the angular resolution limit (degrees) set by diffraction for the 224-cm mirror diameter…

A: Diameter (d) = 224 cm = 2.24 m . Wavelength (λ) = 560 nm

Q: You wish to observe an astronomical object whose spectrum peaks in the UV. This object is bright and…

A: A telescope is an optical device that is responsible for studying astrological objects. It has the…

Q: A charged-couple device (CCD) detector ismounted at the focus of an f/7 reflecting telescope with a…

A: Let s be the plate scale of the telescope. It is evaluated using the following relation.

Q: In the dark, your pupil (the aperture of your eye) expands to a diameter of 7 mm. How many times…

A: Required :  The increase in light gathered.

Q: A space-based telescope can achieve a diffraction-limitedangular resolution of 0.05" for red light…

A: When two light sources are very close to each other they seem like a single source when observed…

Q: ■A certain telescope has a 10' x 10' field of view that is re- corded using a CCD chip having 2048 x…

A: CCD stands for Charge-Coupled Device. It is an integrated circuit made of capacitors.   They are…

Q: What is the angular resolution limit (degrees) set by diffraction for the 224-cmcm mirror diameter…

A: Given data: Diameter, D=224 cm=224×10-2 m Wavelength, λ=560 nm=560×10-9 m Our question is to find…

Q: What is the resolving power of a 26 cm telescope at a wavelength of 550 nm? What do two stars 1.5…

A: Consider a telescope of diameter d and light of wavelength λ is observed through it.

Q: The diameter of the Arecibo radio telescope is 307 m. It can image radio source that emit…

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Q: A binary star consists of two stars orbiting each other. Suppose a binary pair is known to be 580.0…

A: Aperture = 0.50 m Wavelength = 550 nm

Q: You want to create a telescope with a resolving powe of 0.100 arc seconds at a wavelength of 550 nm.…

A: Formula for Diameter of the telescope is given as: D=2.06×105λα where α is the resolving power in…

Q: What is the limit of angular resolution for a 6.3-m telescope at a wavelength of 533nm?

A: Limit of resolution is,