Find the separation of two points on the Moon's surface that can just be resolved by the 200 in. (= 5.1 m) telescope at Mount Palomar, assuming that this separation is determined by diffraction effects. The distance from Earth to the Moon is 3.8x10^5 km. Assume a wavelength of 550 nm for the light.

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qasim_ahmed · Answer

wait a minute i'll check back the last year lectuers .. hold on

qasim_ahmed · Answer

hey there is an equation to find the resolving power ,but i cant find the equation to find the distance .. for i have a test tomorrow and have no time that is the furthest i can get for you !!!!!! :( 
$$R = 1.22 \times \lambda / D _{scope}$$
when Dscope is the telescopes objectives diameter

anonymous · Answer

I've tried using that formula but didn't work.