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mwit1967

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on: Jul 27, 2018
What is the resolution limit at 400. nm, due to diffraction, of the Hubble Space Telescope which has an aperture of 2.4 meters?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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At what speed are lengths contracted to half and times dilated by a factor of 2?
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

2.0  10-7 radians = 42. milli-arc-second

Answer to Question 2

0.866 c


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Reply #2 on: Jul 27, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Reply #3 on: Jul 27, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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