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A refracting telescope is used to view the Moon (diameter 3480 km, distance from Earth 385,000...

A refracting telescope is used to view the Moon (diameter 3480 km, distance from Earth 385,000 km). The focal lengths of the objective and eyepiece are +2.45 m and +16.1 cm, respectively. (a) What should be the distance between the lenses?
m

(b) What is the diameter of the image produced by the objective?
cm

(c) What is the angular magnification?

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Distance= fo+fe

It is approximately 16.1cm + 2.45cm = 18.55 cm

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B)d/D=f/S d= 3480,000 X 2.45 / 385,000,000 = 0.02214 m
= 2.35 cm

C)angular magniffication= (0.02214/0.161) / (3480,000/385000,000) = 15.21 times

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