Question

Increasing the telescope diameter beyond the value found in part (a) will increase the light-gathering power of the telescope, allowing more distant and dimmer astronomical objects to be studied, but it will not improve the resolution. In what ways are the Keck telescopes (each of 10-m diameter) atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii superior to the Hale Telescope (5-m diameter) on Palomar Mountain in California

Answer 1

Answer:

Ability of the Keck telescope to capture more distant object despite been atop Mauna kea that Hale Telescope may not capture even if it is atop Palomar mountain in California

Explanation:

If increasing the Diameter of a Telescope beyond a given value will increase the ability of the telescope to capture more light and also capture astronomical objects located in a very distant position without improving resolution.

Hence the superiority of Keck telescope atop Mauna Kea over Hale Telescope atop Palomar mountain in California is the ability of the Keck telescope to capture more distant object despite been atop Mauna kea that Hale Telescope may not capture even if it is atop Palomar mountain in California