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Question 8

An amateur astronomer sets up a high-performance refracting telescope in normal adjustment. The separation between the objective lens and the eyepiece lens is 1.68 m1.68\text{ m}1.68 m, and the telescope has an angular magnification of 797979.

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Calculate the focal length of the eyepiece lens. Give your answer to an appropriate number of significant figures.

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The astronomer uses the telescope to capture images of a faint dwarf galaxy. Compare the advantages of using a charge-coupled device (CCD) to record the observations against making direct observations with the naked eye at the eyepiece.

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