Loose Leaf For Explorations: Introduction To Astronomy
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781260432145
Author: Thomas T Arny, Stephen E Schneider Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 5, Problem 2P
Estimate your eye’s resolving power by drawing two lines 1 millimeter apart on a piece of paper. Put the paper on the wall and then step back until the two lines appear as one, measuring that distance. From the distance and the separation of the lines (1 millimeter), estimate their angular separation. How does your result for the eye's resolving power compare with that calculated from the resolving-power formula, using a pupil diameter of 5 millimeters and a wavelength of 500 nanometers?
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