Optical Instruments: Telescope

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Optical Instruments: Telescope: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Telescope, Astronomical Telescope, Galilean Telescope & Ray Diagram for Reflecting Telescope etc.

Important Questions on Optical Instruments: Telescope

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An astronomical telescope uses two lenses of powers 10 D and 1 D.Its magnifying power in normal adjustment would be:

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The expression for astronomical telescope magnifying power is

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Draw a labelled ray diagram of a reflecting telescope. Mention its two advantages over the refracting telescope.

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Draw a schematic labelled ray diagram of a reflecting type telescope and The objective of a telescope is of larger focal length and of larger aperture (compared to the eyepiece). Why? Give reasons.

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State the conditions for the phenomenon of total internal reflection to occur. 

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Draw a labelled ray diagram of a reflecting telescope. Mention its two advantages over the refracting telescope.

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An astronomical telescope has a converging eyepiece of focal length 5 cm and an objective of focal length 80 cm . When the final image is formed at the least distance of distinct vision25 cm, the separation between the two lenses is

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An observer looks at a tree of height 15 m with a telescope of magnifying power 10. To him the tree appears

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Large aperture of telescope are used for

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An observer looks at a distant tree of height 10 m with a telescope of the magnifying power of 20. To the observer, the tree appears as

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A telescope has an objective of focal length 50 cm and an eye piece of focal length 5 cm The least distance of distinct vision is 25 cm. The telescope is focussed from distinct vision on a scale 200 cm away. The separation between the objective and the eye-piece in cm is, if final image is formed at least distance of clear vision:-

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How many lenses are in a Galileo's telescope?

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A astronomical telescope has objective and eyepiece of focal lengths 40 cm and 4 cm respectively. To view an object 200 cm away from the objective, the lenses must be separated by a distance :

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The magnifying power of a telescope is 9 . When it is adjusted for parallel rays, the distance between the objective and eyepiece is 20 cm. The focal length of lenses are :

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A small telescope has an objective of focal length144 cm and an eyepiece of focal length 6.0 cm. What is the magnifying power of the telescope? What is the separation between the objective and the eyepiece? The final image is formed at infinity.

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The focal length of the objective and eye-piece of a telescope are respectively 100 cm and 2 cm. The moon substends an angle of 0.5° at the eye. If it is looked through the telescope, the angle subtended by the moon's image will be

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Assertion : In an astronomical telescope, the objective lens has more aperture diameter

Reason : If we increase the focus distance of the objective lens, the magnification power of the telescope increases

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In a small telescope, the focal length of the objective lens and eye-piece are respectively 144 cm and 6 cm. For the normal configuration, the magnification power and the length of the telescope tube are respectively :-

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The focal length of the objective and eye piece of an astronomical telescope is respectively 100 cm and 2 cm. The moon subtends an angle of 0.5°, the angle subtended by the moon's image will be

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When a material is used in a magnetic field B, a magnetic moment proportional to B but opposite in direction is induced. The metal is