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kingyof2thejring
Nov26-06, 06:35 PM
Qw The Hubble telescope has a primary mirror with diameter 2.4 m. Calculate the angular resolution of the Hubble telescope in both radians and degrees at a wavelength of 600 nm. Imagine that the Hubble telescope images the surface of the moon, 3.84*10^8 m away. What is the smallest feature on the surface of the moon that the telescope can resolve at a wavelength of 600 nm?
How do you solve for the second part of this question. thanks in advance

OlderDan
Nov26-06, 08:45 PM
The definition of an angle is???? If you know the angular resolution, an object that subtends the resolution angle is the smallest thing that can be resolved.