An amateur astronomer looks at the moon through a

Chapter 19, Problem 24MCQ

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 Problem 24MCQ

 

An amateur astronomer looks at the moon through a telescope with a 15-cm-diameter objective. What is the minimum separation between two objects on the moon that she can resolve with this telescope? Assume her eye is most sensitive to light with a wavelength of 550 nm.

A. 120 m

B. 1.7 km

C. 26 km

D. 520 km

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