The star closest to our Sun is Proxima Centauri, at a distance of about 3.8 x 10
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The star closest to our Sun is Proxima Centauri, at a distance of about 3.8 x 1016 m (about 4 light-years). If Proxima Centauri had a planet similar to the Earth (i.e., with the same orbital radius), approximately how large would an optical telescope need to be to resolve that planet as an object separate from Proxima Centauri?
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The Rayleigh criterion gives the minimum angle subtended at the aperture of a telescope for resoluti...View the full answer
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