Resolution of telescope¶

The resolution of the telescope is the minimum angular distance between point objects that can be distinguished separately in the telescope.

Links:

Wikipedia.

resolution¶

angular_resolution of the telescope.

Symbol:: theta
Latex:: \(\theta\)
Dimension:: angle

wavelength¶

wavelength of light.

Symbol:: lambda
Latex:: \(\lambda\)
Dimension:: length

lens_diameter¶

diameter of the lens.

Symbol:: D
Latex:: \(D\)
Dimension:: length

law¶

theta = QTY37 * lambda / D

Latex:: \[\theta = QTY37 \frac{\lambda}{D}\]