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Because the 2cm lens has 4 times the area of a 1cm lens.

(area = Pi*r2)

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How do four telescopes of diameter 8m each gather as much light as one of diameter 16m?

Four telescopes with 8m diameter each can gather as much light as one with 16m diameter because they can be combined using interferometry techniques to effectively act as a single telescope with the equivalent light-gathering area. By correlating the signals from the individual telescopes, the resolution and sensitivity can be increased as if they were a single larger telescope.


If the diameter of an objective mirror is doubled its light-gathering power becomes?

Just like any antenna used to collect electromagnetic energy at any other frequency, the 'gain' is proportional to the antenna's area. Since the area varies as the square of the collector's diameter, doubling the diameter increases the gain by a factor of 22 = 4. The corresponding increase in gain is 6 dB.


How can you determine the light gathering power ratio between a 1 meter telescope and a 10 meter telescope?

The light gathering power of a telescope is proportional to the square of its diameter. Therefore, the light gathering power ratio between a 1 meter telescope and a 10 meter telescope would be (10/1)^2 = 100. This means that the 10 meter telescope would gather 100 times more light than the 1 meter telescope.


How much more light can a telescope with an objective that is 36 inches in diameter gather when compared to a telescope that is 26 inches in diameter?

About 1.92 times as much. (rounded) The so-called "light gathering power" varies in proportion to the area of the objective lens or mirror, which in turn varies as the square of its diameter. (36 inches/26 inches)2 = 1.9172 = about 2.83 dB


If the radius of an objective mirror of a telescope is tripled how will its light gathering power be affected?

It will become 9 times as great.


If the radius of an objective mirror of a telescope is tripled its light-gathering power is likely to become?

9 times greater.


How much more light gathering power would a telescope with a 50 cm objective lens have than a telescope with a 25cm objective lens?

The light-gathering power of a telescope is directly proportional to the area of its objective lens. The area of a circle is calculated using the formula A = πr^2, where r is the radius of the lens. For a 50 cm lens, the radius is 25 cm, so the area would be A = π(25)^2 = 625π square cm. For a 25 cm lens, the area would be A = π(12.5)^2 = 156.25π square cm. Therefore, the telescope with the 50 cm objective lens would have approximately 4 times the light-gathering power of the telescope with the 25 cm objective lens.


How much larger is the light gathering power of yerks than the spyglass?

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How big is the sun compared to the moon and the earth?

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How much more light gathering power does a 5 meter diameter telescope have as compared to the human eye?

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How does the diameter and volume of the sun compare to the size and mass of other space object?

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How does the diameter and volume of the sun compare to the size and mass of other space objects?

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