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Physics Part-II
Physics Part-II

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(a) A giant refracting telescope at an observatory has an objective lens of focal length . If an eyepiece of focal length cm is used, what is the angular magnification of the telescope?
(b) If this telescope is used to view the moon, what is the diameter of the image of the moon formed by the objective lens? The diameter of the moon is , and the radius of lunar orbit is .

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(a) Angular magnification of a telescope is 




(b) Let be diameter of moon and be radius of lunar orbit.
Let be the diameter of image of moon.

The angle subtended by the diameter of the moon is equal to the angle subtended by the image.

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(a) A giant refracting telescope at an observatory has an objective lens of focal length . If an eyepiece of focal length cm is used, what is the angular magnification of the telescope?
(b) If this telescope is used to view the moon, what is the diameter of the image of the moon formed by the objective lens? The diameter of the moon is , and the radius of lunar orbit is .
Updated OnMay 19, 2023
TopicRay Optics and Optical Instruments
SubjectPhysics
ClassClass 12
Answer TypeText solution:1 Video solution: 3
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