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Astronomers have discovered a planetary system orbiting a star, which is at a distance of 5.0 × 1017 m from the earth. One planet is believed to be located at a distance of 1.5 × 1012 m from the star. Using visible light with a vacuum wavelength of 549 nm, what is the minimum necessary aperture diameter that a telescope must have so that it can resolve the planet and the star?

Name: astronomers have discovered a planetary system orbiting a star which is at a distance of 50 1017 m from the earth one planet is believed to be located at a distance of 15 1012 m from the sta 50446
Uploaded: 2022-05-04T06:28:38-08:00
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Description: astronomers have discovered a planetary system orbiting a star which is at a distance of 50 1017 m from the earth one planet is believed to be located at a distance of 15 1012 m from the sta 50446

          Astronomers have discovered a planetary system orbiting a star,
which is at a distance of 5.0 × 1017 m from the earth. One planet
is believed to be located at a distance of 1.5 × 1012 m from the
star. Using visible light with a vacuum wavelength of 549 nm, what
is the minimum necessary aperture diameter that a telescope must
have so that it can resolve the planet and the star?

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University Physics with Modern Physics

Hugh D. Young 14th Edition

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05/04/2022

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Given: Wavelength (λ) = 549 nm = 549 × 10^-9 m = 5.49 × 10^-7 m Show more…

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Astronomers have discovered a planetary system orbiting a star, which is at a distance of 5.0 × 1017 m from the earth. One planet is believed to be located at a distance of 1.5 × 1012 m from the star. Using visible light with a vacuum wavelength of 549 nm, what is the minimum necessary aperture diameter that a telescope must have so that it can resolve the planet and the star?