PX284 - T7 - telescopes
- light comes from infinity, ie. light rays are parallel
- passes through the 'objective lens' (big)
- focusses onto focal plane at distance
from the objective lens - second lens, 'eyepiece', is at a distance
from the focal plane - light rays emerge parallel to be looked at by observer

- using small angle approximation:
- the magnification:
- light through the objective lens should also pass through the eyepiece

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to match
and , require: -
should match the geometry of the human eye -
diameter of the pupil
mm -
using binoculars/telescopes, more light enters the eye
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this allows to see faint objects
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increased by
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but spread out over a large area increased by
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therefore, intensity of light at retina (power power unit area per unit solid angle) is unchanged