How many 4 meter diameter telescopes would be required to match the light gathering power of a 16 meter diameter telescope?
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Given: Diameter of telescope 1 = 16 meters Light gathering power = 5 * (diameter)^2 / 4 Light gathering power of telescope 1 = 5 * (16)^2 / 4 ** Show more…
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