Posted March 13th, 2009
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stefanied26 asked:
If a 150 cm telescope can resolve 2 stars with a seperation of .85 arc seconds, what is the minimum seperation of 2 stars that can be clearly resolved with a 1.5 meter telescope? what is the minimum seperation called?
(note: this is a problem im working on for school, any help would be appreciated)-Thanks
Tags: Arc Seconds, Meter Telescope, Seperation
Posted in Astronomy & Space | 2 Comments »
Posted February 26th, 2009
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Free2b asked:
a.The 8-meter telescope has 4 times the light-collecting area of the 2-meter telescope.
b.The 8-meter telescope has 16 times the light-collecting area of the 2-meter telescope.
c.The 8-meter telescope has 8 times the light-collecting area of the 2-meter telescope.
d.The answer cannot be determined from the information given in the question.
Tags: Light Meter, Meter Telescope
Posted in Physics | 1 Comment »