JIPMER 2008
- Exam
- JIPMER
- Year
- 2008
- Subject
- Physics
- Chapter
- Ray Optics
JIPMER 2008 · Physics · Ray Optics
A telescope has focal length of objective and eye-piece as 200 cm...
A telescope has focal length of objective and eye-piece as 200 cm and 5 cm respectively. What is magnification of telescope?
Options
- A
- B
- C
- D
Correct answer
A.
Step-by-step solution
In relaxed eye state of telescope or when final image is formed at infinity, the magnification of telescope is given by
where
Hence,
Note : The aperture of the objective lens is kept large so that more and more rays coming from the heavenly body may enter the telescope and a bright image is formed by the objective lens. The aperture of the eye lens is kept comparatively small so that all the rays may enter the eye.