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

question 11

Multiple Choice

The 2.4-m diameter Hubble space telescope has been placed into Earth orbit by the space shuttle.Assuming a wavelength of 653 nm,what angular resolution could this telescope achieve by Rayleigh's criterion? (1 nm = 10^-9 m)

• A)3.7 x 10^-6 rad
• B)4.5 x 10^-6 rad
• C)2.7 x 10^-6 rad
• D)3.3 x 10^-7 rad

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