What Is the Resolution of a Telescope

question 56

Multiple Choice

What is the resolution of a telescope?

• A) Its ability to see very faint objects
• B) Its ability to distinguish two adjacent objects close together in the sky
• C) Its ability to make distant objects appear much closer to us
• D) Its ability to separate light into its component colors for analysis
• E) Its ability to focus more than just visible light for imaging

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