An astronaut in orbit can just resolve two point sources on the earth that are 75.0 m

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An astronaut in orbit can just resolve two point sources on the earth that are 75.0 m apart. Assume that the resolution is diffraction limited, and use Rayleigh's criterion. What is the astronaut's altitude above the earth? Treat her eye as a circular aperture with a diameter of 4.00mm (the diameter of her pupil), and take the wavelength of the light to be 500 nm.
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Fundamentals of Physics

ISBN: 978-0471758013

8th Extended edition

Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick

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