The Spitzer Space Telescope, launched in 2003, has a mirror that is (0.85 mathrm{~m}) in diameter and

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The Spitzer Space Telescope, launched in 2003, has a mirror that is \(0.85 \mathrm{~m}\) in diameter and detects infrared light with wavelengths from \(3.00 \mu \mathrm{m}\) to \(180 \mu \mathrm{m}\). If the instrument is used to study a pair of stars, what are the resolvable angular separations of the stars for the minimum and maximum wavelengths?

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