Assignment task: Please answer the following question:
Q1. What do you think about the news headlines saying that scientists have discovered life on Venus? Are you optimistic that this is really evidence of alien life? Or do you think undiscovered chemistry/geologic processes are to blame?
Q2. Which telescope will let you see a smaller separation between stars because of its angular resolution?
a. The Parkes Radio Telescope: 64m dish, observing at λ=1 m
b. The telescope on the roof of the classroom building: 0.2m mirror, observing at λ=500 nanometers
c. The Hubble Space Telescope: 2.4m mirror, observing at λ=500 nanometers
Q3. What is the wavelength of a photon with a frequency of 1.5x105 Hz? Give your answer in meters, with no units.