Multiple Choice
Imagine that you could build a telescope of any size in your backyard.Ultimately, the smallest angular size that could be resolved by this telescope would be governed by the
A) blurring caused by Earth's atmosphere.
B) diffraction limit of the telescope.
C) size of the primary mirror.
D) motion of the night sky.
E) magnification of the telescope.
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