Timeline for Do mirrors have a "resolution" quality to them?
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| Oct 8, 2013 at 17:14 | answer | added | DJohnM | timeline score: 0 | |
| Oct 8, 2013 at 15:31 | comment | added | Mr. A | Yes I believe I am. I am also theoretically concerned about using a telescope to examine a far away object by reflection off of a far away mirror. In the latter sense, I am also wondering about luminescence, being able to see under lower lighting due to mirror absorption. | |
| Oct 7, 2013 at 18:18 | comment | added | DJohnM | Are you asking about the possibility of using a microscope to examine, on the surface of a flat mirror, the virtual image of a distant object? | |
| Oct 7, 2013 at 17:35 | comment | added | Joe | There are indeed different quality mirrors. They can be specified in terms of their flatness, for example (e.g. lambda/10 meaning they are flat to within 1/10 of the wavelength they are designed for). Also, they can have a specified scratch and dig rating, which specifies the maximum number and size of scratches and digs on the surface. By definition, a plane mirror does not have converging or diverging power. That, of course, assumes a perfectly manufactured mirror. In reality, this would be affected by the flatness of the surface. Flat mirrors are also diffraction limited(like any optic) | |
| Oct 7, 2013 at 17:30 | answer | added | John Rennie | timeline score: 3 | |
| S Oct 7, 2013 at 12:59 | history | suggested | user28737 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
lens effect plane mirror
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| Oct 7, 2013 at 9:17 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackPhysics/status/387144637137567744 | ||
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| Oct 7, 2013 at 3:10 | comment | added | Mr. A | Is that my question? Maybe...in a sense. "How do telescopes work, but forget the discussion about light traveling in a straight line and angles of reflections. I know that already, because I've taken enough photography art classes, and I've done High School Physics." | |
| Oct 7, 2013 at 2:54 | comment | added | mcodesmart | How do telescopes work? | |
| Oct 7, 2013 at 1:11 | comment | added | Selene Routley | Edited "ceteris paribus" to "all other things (like shape) being the same: it beclouds what you are trying to say, especially for those whose mother tongue is not english. | |
| Oct 7, 2013 at 1:09 | history | edited | Selene Routley | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Changed "ceteris paribus"
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| Oct 7, 2013 at 0:45 | history | asked | Mr. A | CC BY-SA 3.0 |