Author Question: Astronomers are proud of their telescopes and often say they can "resolve a dime at so many miles." ... (Read 105 times)

skymedlock · **on:** Oct 11, 2019

Question 1

At most, how many bright fringes can be formed on one side of the central bright fringe (not counting the central bright fringe) when light of 625 nm falls on a pair of slits that are

apart?
◦ 11
◦ 8
◦ 12
◦ 9
◦ 10

Question 2

Astronomers are proud of their telescopes and often say they can "resolve a dime at so many miles." How many miles from a

telescope mirror can you place a coin of diameter

and just resolve the coin using light of wavelength

(1 mi = 1.609 km)
◦ 19 mi
◦ 190,000,000 mi
◦ 40 mi
◦ 9.7 mi

cdmart10 · **Reply #1 on:** Oct 11, 2019

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