What is the magnifying power of this telescope?

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What is the magnifying power of this telescope?

It is a refracting telescope and has an objective lens of focal length 80 cm, a diameter of 10 cm, and an eyepiece of focal length 5 cm and diameter 1 cm.

2006-11-15 17:44:46 · 2 answers · asked by diente 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space

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I came up with a magnification of about 16

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2006-11-15 19:17:12 · answer #1 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The magnifying power is the ratio of the focal lengths, objective divided by eyepiece.

2006-11-15 17:47:55 · answer #2 · answered by gp4rts 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋