The 305 m diameter Arecibo radio telescope detects radio waves with wavelengths from 3 to 100 cm. What is the angle in radians between two just-resolvable 15.0 cm wavelength point sources for this telescope? angle: rad How close together could these point sources be at the 1.44 million light year distance of the Phoenix Dwarf galaxy (P 6830)?

The 305 m diameter Arecibo radio telescope detects radio waves with wavelengths from 3 to 100 cm. What is the angle in radians between two just-resolvable 15.0 cm wavelength point sources for this telescope? angle: rad How close together could these point sources be at the 1.44 million light year distance of the Phoenix Dwarf galaxy (P 6830)?

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

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