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Past exam of the physics A course of the University of Cambridge 2014 Paper 2 Section A 1 Solution by
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For a diffraction-limited circular aperture, the Rayleigh criterion gives . The photon wavelength is , hence . This assumes adequate optical quality and sampling; being in space removes atmospheric seeing, not diffraction.
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