The hubble space telescope has a 2.4-m diameter mirror. a) What's hubble's minimum angular resolution, using 550-nm light? b.) Hubble is used in the search for planets orbiting nearby stars. If a star is 10 light years distant, what's the minimum distance between the planet and star if the two are to be resolved? Compare your answer with the distance from Earth to Sun.


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