Question 1: For
optical telescopes, which has the best resolution? The biggest diameter!
a. 1
meter diameter telescope
b. 2.3
meter telescope
c. 10 meter telescope
Question 2: The resolution of a
telescope depends not just on its size, but on the wavelength of its operation. Resolution depends
linearly on the wavelength,
so that shorter wavelength light results in smaller (better) resolution. For a set of telescopes of the same fixed
size, which one will have the
best resolution? The smallest wavelength!
a. An
optical telescope.
b. An
infrared telescope.
c. An
ultraviolet telescope.
d. A
radio telescope.
e. An X-ray telescope.