Essential University Physics
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Author: Wolfson, Richard
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Chapter 32, Problem 60P
Suppose one of the 10-m-diameter Keck Telescopes in Hawaii is trained on San Francisco, 3400 km away. Assuming 550-nm light, and ignoring atmospheric distortion, would it be possible to read (a) newspaper headlines or (b) a billboard sign at this distance? (c) Repeat for the case of the Keck optical interferometer, formed from the two 10-m Keck Telescopes and several smaller ones, with a 50-m effective aperture.
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