A spy satellite circles the Earth at an altitude of 200 km and carries out surveillance with

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A spy satellite circles the Earth at an altitude of 200 km and carries out surveillance with a special high-resolution telescopic camera having a lens diameter of 35 cm. If the angular resolution of this camera is limited by diffraction, estimate the separation of two small objects on the Earth’s surface that are just resolved in yellow-green light (λ = 550 nm).

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College Physics

ISBN: 978-0495113690

7th Edition

Authors: Raymond A. Serway, Jerry S. Faughn, Chris Vuille, Charles A. Bennett

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