The 24-M Diameter Hubble Space Telescope Has Been Placed into Earth

question 47

Multiple Choice

The 2.4-m diameter Hubble space telescope has been placed into Earth orbit by the space shuttle.Assuming a wavelength of 710 nm,what angular resolution could this telescope achieve by Rayleigh's criterion? (1 nm = 10−⁹ m)

• A) 5.7 × 10−⁶ rad
• B) 7.5 × 10−⁶ rad
• C) 3.6 × 10−⁷ rad
• D) 2.5 × 10−⁷ rad

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