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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?

What will be an ideal response?

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cclemon1

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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

mwit1967

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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

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