The 24-M Diameter Hubble Space Telescope Has Been Placed into Earth

Multiple Choice

The 2.4-m diameter Hubble space telescope has been placed into Earth orbit by the space shuttle.Assuming a wavelength of 710 nm,what angular resolution could this telescope achieve by Rayleigh's criterion? (1 nm = 10−⁹ m)

A) 5.7 × 10−⁶ rad
B) 7.5 × 10−⁶ rad
C) 3.6 × 10−⁷ rad
D) 2.5 × 10−⁷ rad