Multiple Choice
How is the resolving power of a telescope defined?
A) It is a measure of the minimum angular separation that can be seen with the telescope.
B) It is a measure of the amount of light that the telescope can gather in one second.
C) It is the separation between the objective and the image.
D) It is a measure of how blurry objects appear in the telescope.
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