Suppose you were looking at our own solar system from a distance of 14 light-yea

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Suppose you were looking at our own solar system from a distance of 14 light-year. Part A: What angular resolution would you need to see the Sun and Jupiter as distinct points of light? Part B: What angular resolution would you need to see the Sun and Earth as distinct points of light?

Suppose you were looking at our own solar system from a distance of 14 light-year. Part A: What angular resolution would you need to see the Sun and Jupiter as distinct points of light? Part B: What angular resolution would you need to see the Sun and Earth as distinct points of light?

Explanation / Answer

distance during forst miunte = 92/8.3 = 11 million miles

so in terms of light minutes

Circumferecne C = 2piR

C = 2pi* 365.25 * 11*1440  

C = 36351745 light minutes

then the degree of separation between the sun and Jupiter

= 1*(36351745/(8*5.2)

= 1.144 * 10^-6 radians

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the degree of separation of earth and the sun = 1*(36351745/8)

deg of separation = 2.2^10^-7 radians

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