Question
What is the minimum angular separation between two stars if a telescope is used to observe them with an objective of aperture $20 \ cm$ ? The wavelength of light is $5900 \mathring A .$

Answer

$\text { Data : } D=20 \ cm=0.2 m,$
$\lambda=5900 \mathring A =5.9 \times 10^{-7} m$
$\theta=\frac{1.22 \lambda}{D}$
$=\frac{1.22 \times 5.9 \times 10^{-7}}{0.2}$
$=3.599 \times 10^{-6} r a d $
This is the required angular separation.

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