State the condition under which a large magnification can be achieved in an astronomical telescope.
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Magnifying power of an astronomical telescope is `M = (-f_(0))/(f_(e))(1 + (f_(e))/(d))` `:.` Two conditions for large magnification are , (i) focal length of objective lens `f_(0)` should be large (ii) focal length of eye lens `f_(e)` should be small.
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