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//Example 27.5
lambda=550*10^-9;//Wavelength (m)
D=2.40;//Diameter (m)
theta=1.22*lambda/D;//Smallest angle between  two point sources to be just-resolved (rad)
printf('a.Angle between the two just-resolved point light sources = %0.2e rad',theta)
r=2*10^6;//Distance from the Hubble Space Telescope (ly)
s=r*theta;//Distance between the objects (ly)
printf('\nb.Closest distance between the objects = %0.2f ly',s)
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