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If by resolution, you mean the closest pair of stars that can be seen in a telescope, it is purely a function of the size of the mirror/lens.
You can calculate it as 134÷D where D is the diameter expressed in mm or 4.5÷D where the diameter is expressed in inches.
So for my 12 inch Meade Telescope the resolution is 4.5÷12=0.375 seconds
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How do you improve the resolution?
Get a bigger telescope. Resolution is proportional to the size of the telescope. But due to the atmosphere, there is a practical limit beyond which it makes no difference what the telescope size is.
What is resolution of a telescope and What physical process limits it?
The resolution of a telescope is the telescope's ability to determine if two points are seen as two points or one smudgy point. Resolution, or resolving power is measured as an angle below which differentiation cannot be made. The resolution of a telescope is a consequence of the wave nature of light. Because waves can add to each other, or cancel each other, in a process called diffraction, the aperature of the telescope must be as large as possible compared to the distance to the objects and the wavelength of the light to give the best performance. An equation which describes the resolution of a telescope is
Which shows more detail-a telescope with a resolution of 10 or a telescope with a resolution of 6?
You didn't specify units, but in general, smaller numbers mean more detail.
Why are telescope eyepieces an important part of any visual telescope?
Telescope eyepieces are important of any visual telescope. It is the main part of the telescope and is what determines how the object will look like through the telescope.
Does an optical telescope and a radio telescope of the same size have the same angular resolution?
no i hate when people just say no
How do you improve the resolution?
Get a bigger telescope. Resolution is proportional to the size of the telescope. But due to the atmosphere, there is a practical limit beyond which it makes no difference what the telescope size is.
What is resolution of a telescope and What physical process limits it?
The resolution of a telescope is the telescope's ability to determine if two points are seen as two points or one smudgy point. Resolution, or resolving power is measured as an angle below which differentiation cannot be made. The resolution of a telescope is a consequence of the wave nature of light. Because waves can add to each other, or cancel each other, in a process called diffraction, the aperature of the telescope must be as large as possible compared to the distance to the objects and the wavelength of the light to give the best performance. An equation which describes the resolution of a telescope is
The number of pixels displayed on the screen determines a monitors?
resolution
Which shows more detail-a telescope with a resolution of 10 or a telescope with a resolution of 6?
You didn't specify units, but in general, smaller numbers mean more detail.
Why are telescope eyepieces an important part of any visual telescope?
Telescope eyepieces are important of any visual telescope. It is the main part of the telescope and is what determines how the object will look like through the telescope.
How does sensor resolution relate to its angular resolution?
The angular size of the smallest features that the telescope can see ;-)
What does the number of pixels on a screen determines?
Resolution
Does an optical telescope and a radio telescope of the same size have the same angular resolution?
no i hate when people just say no
Is the difference between a refracting telescope and a reflecting telescope?
A reflecting telescope uses mirrors while refracting telescopes uses lens. The refracting telescope also had chromatic aberration and bad resolution while the reflecting telescope had none of these.
What determines the resolution of a digital images?
Resolution of image is used to determine the quality of image in digital camera.
For a telescope in space above the distortion due to the Earth's atmosphere the angular resolution of the telescope is?
I hate how this question comes up on google with no answer
The number of pixels displayed on the screen determines a monitors what?
resolution
