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The factor which determines the resolution of ground-based telescopes.
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The Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) is
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the highest resolution optical telescope ever built.
b.
located in Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
c.
a matched pair of 8-meter telescopes, one of which is in Chile and the other in Hawaii.
d.
an airborne infrared telescope.
e.
a set of radio telescopes linked together electronically to provide very high resolution.
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a.
a short focal length
b.
poor resolution
c.
low-intensity radiation
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interference
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none of the above
The resolving power of an optical telescope with a diameter of 232 cm is
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0.05 arc seconds.
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232 arc seconds.
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2.32 arc seconds.
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5 arc seconds.
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11.5 arc seconds.
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