If Telescope A has one-fourth the light-gathering power of Telescope B, how does the diameter of Telescope A compare to that of Telescope B?

Q: The focus location that would be most inconvenient for a very large telescope is the   a. Newtonian…

A: Telescope is a type of optical instrument which is use to observe the distant objects and their…

Q: Which type of telescope detects radiation instead of light?

A: There are countless things in the universe, which we cannot comprehend due to the limit of our…

Q: If you increase the size of a telescope's mirror (without changing the focal length), the telescope…

A: Increasing the size of telescope will increase APERTURE of mirror that leads to more light…

Q: which types of earth based telescopes can successfully observe celestial objects ? ( select all that…

A: Celestial objects can be find with various ways like its size, shape and light it emit. But with…

Q: How does the resolving power of the Mount Palomar 5-m telescope compare with that of the 2.4-m…

A: Solution:   1) It is given that, Diameter of the Mount Palomar Telescope(D)= 5 m  Diameter of the…

Q: If you build a telescope with a focal length of 2.4 m, what eyepiece focal length (in m) is needed…

A: Write the expression for the magnification of the telescope. Here, ft is the focal length of the…

Q: Explain in a paragraph, what is the TMT and why the TMT is considered the most controversial…

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Q: A new generation of telescopes is currently being built that overcomes the limitations of the older…

A: A segmented mirror is an array of smaller mirrors designed to act as segments of a single large…

Q: The large space telescope that has been placed into an Earth orbit has an aperture diameter of 1.4…

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Q: Telescope A has an aperture diameter of 1 m. Telescope B has an aperture diameter of 3 m. How much…

A: (3) diameter of telescope A = 1 m  Diameter of telescope B = 3 m  As Resolution varies with aperture…

Q: Of the following observing devices, the one that is designed to make observations at visible…

A: Answer: The Hubble Space Telescope

Q: Most of Galileo's telescopes were only about 2 cm in diameter. Should he have been able to resolve…

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Q: When we use powerful telescope to look at distant object in space we are actually looking. B_c_ _ n…

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Q: When would an infrared telescope most likely be used?

A: An infrared telescope will detect and resolve the infrared rays. Since the wavelength of the…

Q: Which type of telescope uses a scintillation detector?

A: Scintillation detectors are used to determine the high energy part of X-ray spectrum.

Q: If Telescope A has one-third the light gathering power of Telescope B, how does the diameter of…

A: Light gathering power of a telescope is also known as light grasp or aperture gain. It is the…

Q: When astronomers discuss the apertures of their telescopes, they say bigger is better. Explain why.…

A: The aperture of a telescope is crucial because it determines the brightness of the planetary or…

Q: What is the limit of resolution for a telescope lens with a diameter of 120 cm when it observes a…

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Q: The light-gathering power of a telescope is directly related to the area of the telescope's primary…

A: It is given that the light-gathering power is directly proportional to the area of the mirror.

Q: If we want to increase the light gathering power by a factor of 10, we need the new telescope to…

A: The light gathering power of the new telescope is 10 times the light gathering power of the old…

Q: The Gaia spacecraft's telescope has an accuracy of 0.00005 arcsec. The human eye, meanwhile can only…

A: This question is based on resoluation of optical devices.

Q: Angle omega was measured with a transit four times with telescope direct and four times with…

A: Option a ) is correct answer 89°59'

Q: Compare the light-gathering power of a 10 m Keck telescope with that of a 0.8 m telescope.

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Q: What are the arguments for building the TMT telescope?

A: TMT telescope is an abbreviation of The Thirty Meter Telescope. This telescope is very large…

Q: You want to create a telescope with a resolving power of 0.100 arc seconds at a wavelength of 550…

A: The light gathering power of the new telescope is 10 times the light gathering power of the old…

Q: How much more light can a telescope with a 10-meter mirror gather compared to a telescope with a 2…

A: The amount of light that can be captured by a telescope is defined in terms of the light gathering…

Q: Which of the following telescopes must be used above Earth’s atmosphere?   a. an optical telescope…

A: The telescope that must be used above Earth's atmosphere is

Q: A certain telescope has a 10'x10' field of view that is recorded using a CCD chip having 2048x2048…

A: Angle of sky corresponding to 1 pixel is,

Q: How does the resolving power of a 9 m telescope compare with that of a hubble space telescope?

A: Write the expression for the resolving power of the telescope

Q: f telescope A is 160 cm in diameter, and telescope B is 32 cm in diameter, how much more light does…

A: Given Data: The diameter of a telescope A is, dA=160 cm The diameter of a telescope B is, dB=32 cm…

Q: How much better light-gathering-power does a professional telescope with a diameter of 4 meters have…

A: Light gathering power of a telescope is directly proportional to the diameter of the aperture P∝D…

Q: Where is Kitt Peak National Observatory located?

A: Kitt peak National observatory is located in the Quinlan Mountain of the Sonoran Desert, its total…

Q: The largest telescopes in the world are used to detect: a)x-ray. b)radio wave. c)visible light.…

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Q: Which of these statements best explains why a telescope enables us to see details of a distant…

A: Both statement 1 and 2 is good for the formation of better image for better image we need that image…

Q: A telescope that suffers from chromatic aberration and has a low light-gathering power is most…

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Q: The light-gathering power of a telescope is directly related to the area of the telescope's primary…

A: Given: The light gathering power of a telescope is directly proportional to the area of the primary…

Q: Imagine that you are the head of a funding agency that can afford to build one telescope. Which of…

A: The correct answer will be option (c) i.e. A gamma ray telescope in Hawaii.

Q: Instead of a dot, sometimes the telescope image of a star looks like concentric rings.  This is due…

A: Solution: Given: We are required to explain why Instead of a dot, sometimes the telescope image of a…

Q: which types of telescopes must be placed and operated in space well above earth's atmosphere ?…

A: a) gamma ray telescope can be placed and operated in space. b) X ray telescope also c) UV telescope…

Q: How does the light-gathering power of one of the Keck telescopes compare with that of the human…

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