Why do nocturnal animals usually have large pupils in their eyes? How is that related to the way astronomical telescopes work?
Q: he primary mirror of a telescope is 2.4 m in diameter. At what altitude will you need to pilot the…
A: The distance between two objects be defined as, Here, dθ be defined as the Rayleigh criterion.
Q: The angular separation in degrees of two objects is (physical separation × 360°) / (2 π × distance).…
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Q: How much do binoculars help astronomical observations? Have you ever used binoculars for astronomy…
A: Lenses are used in variety of optical instruments. Light suffers refraction from these lenses.…
Q: What can we tell about astronomical objects from the light coming from them?
A: Answer: Introduction: The astronomical objects which are coming from light are usually referred…
Q: The telescope I built uses refraction as the physics principle of operation. How a reflecting…
A: Given : How a reflecting telescope differs from a refracting telescope? What advantages it may have…
Q: Why Is Light Affected By Gravity?
A: The theory of relativity states that massive objects warps the spacetime around it. Since photons…
Q: Compare the light-gathering power of the 10-meter Keck telescope with the 8-meter Gemini telescope.
A: The light-gathering power is directly proportional to the telescope’s area. Let r1 and r2 denote the…
Q: cmin x 15 arcmin. If each pixel is 24 um x 24 um in size, calculate the plate scale, in arcsec mm-¹,…
A: 8.3 arcsec mm-1 is the plate scale. The UXO telescope has a focal length of 3600 mm. Explanation.…
Q: Give at least three reasons why reflecting telescopes to refractors. are superior
A: Reflecting telescope: Reflector telescopes use mirrors that are more sensitive to all wavelengths,…
Q: Two identical stars are moving in a circular orbit around one another with an orbital separation of…
A: The resolving power or angular resolution of a telescope is its ability to differentiate between two…
Q: Calculate the resolution (in radians) for a telescope with the following diameter (assume it is…
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Q: The Hubble Space Telescope has a primary mirror with diameter 2.4 m. Suppose you were able to point…
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Q: Compared to a 0.2 m diameter telescope, a 0.4 m diameter telescope has how much more light gathering…
A: The diameter of telescope 1: d1 = 0.2 m The diameter of telescope 2: d2 = 0.4 m
Q: Explain in a paragraph, what is the TMT and why the TMT is considered the most controversial…
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Q: Telescope A has a 5 in. diameter whereas Telescope B has a 12 cm diameter. Which telescope gathers…
A: The brightness of an image from a telescope depends on how amount of light is gathered by the…
Q: If you build a telescope with a focal length of 1.3 m, what focal length does the eyepiece need to…
A: The magnifying power of a telescope defines how large an image is formed by a telescope. The…
Q: When comparing low power to high power, which one has the largest diameter field of vision
A: The field of view is the area under observation in a microscope. It is inversely proportional to the…
Q: The photographic equipment on a telescope is replaced by a CCD. If the photographic plate records 5…
A: Charged Coupled Devices or CCDs are light detectors used in telescopes. They are highly sensitive…
Q: When would an infrared telescope most likely be used?
A: An infrared telescope will detect and resolve the infrared rays. Since the wavelength of the…
Q: The angular separation in degrees of two objects is (physical separation × 360°) / (2 π × distance).…
A: What angular resolution, in arcsecond, is needed to resolve the Sun-Jupiter system (5.46 AU) as…
Q: What happens to light when it passes from rarer medium to denser medium?
A: When a beam of light passes from rarer medium to denser medium, it refracts or bends towards the…
Q: How much larger than a 1-m telescope would another telescope have to be in order to have 1000 times…
A: The light-gathering power of a telescope is defined as the amount of light it can gather and then…
Q: Give difference between microscope and telescope.
A: Microscopes and telescopes function same by letting a person view objects not visible to the naked…
Q: Why must most infrared telescopes operate at very high altitudes or in space?
A: We are well aware most of the objects near the earth's surface and even the atmosphere absorb and…
Q: A 4-m optical telescope operates at a wavelength of 5 x107 m. How large would an infrared telescope…
A: A telescope is used to study celestial bodies. Usually, these bodies are very far away from the…
Q: You have been asked to compare four proposals for telescopes to be placed in orbit above the…
A: The resolving power of the telescope is given by: θ=d1.22λ where d is the diameter and λ is the…
Q: Calculate the resolution of the 2.4-m mirror of the Hubble Space Telescope at a wavelength of 0.5 ×…
A: Given Data The diameter of the mirror is:d=2.4 m The wavelength of telescope is: λ1=0.5×10-6 m The…
Q: Optical and radiotelescopes are built on the ground but X-ray astronomy is possible only from…
A: Optical and radio telescopes are built on the ground but X-ray telescope are only build on satellite…
Q: Calculate the angular resolution of the HST (Hubble Space Telescope) operating in green light of…
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Q: hat happens when you "see" something? Something exits your eye but it isn't light. Light exits your…
A: Required : What happens when you "see" something?
Q: Why infrared telescopes are kept above the atmosphere and require extra cooling ?
A: The infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum covers wavelengths from 0.7 to 100 µm.…
Q: A small telescope has a concave mirror with a 2.50 m radius of curvature for its objective. Its…
A: Given data: The radius of curvature is R=2.50 cm The focal length of the eyepiece is fe=3 cm
Q: 1) Time-of-flight: Suppose that you have a time-of-flight mass spectrometer with a detector that can…
A: Given: Suppose that you have a time-of-flight mass spectrometer with a detector that can clearly…
Q: What are the arguments for building the TMT telescope?
A: TMT telescope is an abbreviation of The Thirty Meter Telescope. This telescope is very large…
Q: How does the light-gathering power of a 300-m diameter radio telescope compare to that of a 50 m…
A: Given: Diameter of the light gathering power 1,D1=300mDiameter of the light gathering power…
Q: Telescope A has a 4 in. diameter whereas Telescope B has a 6 cm diameter. Which telescope gathers…
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Q: The James Webb Space Telescope has a primary mirror of diameter D = 6.5 metres. When observing at…
A: Wavelength: λ = 1100 nm = 1.1 × 10-6 m Primary mirror of diameter: D = 6.5 m 1arcsec = 136000,…
Q: Why IR telescopes require external cooling
A: The branch of observational astronomy which specializes in observation and analysis made in the…
Q: A charged-couple device (CCD) detector ismounted at the focus of an f/7 reflecting telescope with a…
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Q: The figure below shows a piece of insulated wire formed into the shape of a figure eight. You may…
A: Given: The radius is 3 cm Radius is 8 cm Length of 4 ohm/m
Q: Give at least three reasons why reflecting telescopes are superior to refractors.
A: Telescopes are optical devices that collect light from distant objects to form an image or a sensor.…
Q: Light from a location on which you concentrate your attention falls on your fovea, which contains…
A: There are two basic antennae in retina of our eyes which are rods and the cones. Cones handle color…
Q: Calculate the resolving power of a 5mm telescope. Calculate the resolving power of the Hubble Space…
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Q: telescopes
A: Telescopes are the instruments that use mirrors and lenses to obtain the enlarged image of the…
Q: What are the most important gamma ray telescopes since the 70s into the modern era?
A: Gamma-ray telescope, instrument designed to detect and resolve gamma rays from sources outside…
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