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Homework Statement
If a 6.5m diameter telescope operates at wavelengths between 600nm to 2800nm, and for stellar densities similar to the Solar neighbourhood, what is the range of distances this telescope can resolve individual stars?
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
My attempts so far have led to calculating the angular resolutions of the telescope at 600nm and 2800nm:
1.12*10^-7 rads && 5.25*10^-7 rads, respectively.
How do I go forward from here? I don't understand how to incorporate the local Solar density into this problem?