
An astronomical telescope has objective and eye-piece lenses of powers and respectively. The magnifying power of the Telescope is


Important Questions on Ray Optics and Optical Instruments



(i) A giant refracting telescope at an observatory has an objective lens of focal length . If an eyepiece of focal length is used, what is the angular magnification of the telescope?
(ii) If this telescope is used to view the moon, what is the diameter of the image of the moon formed by the objective lens? The diameter of the moon is , and the radius of lunar orbit is .

(a) What is the magnification produced by the lens? How much is the area of each square in the virtual image?
(b) What is the angular magnification (magnifying power) of the lens?
(c) Is the magnification in (a) equal to the magnifying power in (b)? Explain.

A card sheet divided into squares each of size is being viewed through a magnifying glass (a converging lens of focal length ) held close to the eye.
(a) At what distance should the lens be held in order to view the squares distinctly with the maximum possible magnifying power?
(b) What is the magnification in this case?
(c) Is the magnification equal to the magnifying power in this case? Explain.


