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A telescope is used to resolve two stars separated by 4.6 × 10–6 rad. If the wavelength of light used is 5460Å, then the aperture of the objective of telescope should be

a
0.145 m
b
0.567 m
c
1 m
d
2 m

detailed solution

Correct option is A

θ=1.22λD ∴D=1.22λθ=1.22×5460×10−104.6×10−6=0.145m

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