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Astronomers have discovered a planetary system orbiting a star, which is at a distance of 3.3 x 1017 m from the earth. One planet is believed to be located at a distance
of 1.3 x 1012 m from the star. Using visible light with a vacuum wavelength of 553 nm, what is the minimum necessary aperture diameter that a telescope must have s0
that it can resolve the planet and the star?
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Transcribed Image Text:Astronomers have discovered a planetary system orbiting a star, which is at a distance of 3.3 x 1017 m from the earth. One planet is believed to be located at a distance of 1.3 x 1012 m from the star. Using visible light with a vacuum wavelength of 553 nm, what is the minimum necessary aperture diameter that a telescope must have s0 that it can resolve the planet and the star? Number Units
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