Define the term resolving power of a telescople. How will the resolving power be effected with the increase in (i) Wavelength of light used. (ii) Diameter of the objective lens. Justify your answers.
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19th Jun, 2021
Hello,
Resolving power of an instrument is the ability to distinguish clearly between two points which are located at a small angular distance .
Resolving power=D/1.22*lambda
D is the diameter of aperture.
As you can see RP is inverserly proportional to wavelenght used and directly proportional to diameter of lens.Hence when wavelenght increases RP decreases and when D increases RP increases.
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