What Do We Mean by the Diffraction Limit of a Telescope

question 24

Multiple Choice

What do we mean by the diffraction limit of a telescope?

• A)It describes the farthest distance to which the telescope can see.
• B)It is the angular resolution the telescope could achieve if nothing besides the size of its light-collecting area affected the quality of its images.
• C)It is the maximum size to which any telescope can be built.
• D)It describes the maximum exposure time for images captured with the telescope.

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Definitions:

Direct Method

A costing method primarily used in cost accounting that allocates service department costs directly to production departments without any intermediate allocations.

Prepaid Expense

Payments made for goods or services to be received in the future, considered as an asset on the balance sheet until used or consumed.

Accrued Liabilities

Obligations that a company has incurred, for which it has not yet paid cash or issued payment during the accounting period.

Direct Method

An approach in cost accounting used to allocate service department costs directly to producing departments without distributing service costs between service departments.