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At Kavalur in India, the astronomer using a telescope whose objective had a diameter of 1 m started using a telescope of diameter 2.54 m, this resulted in

A

increase in the resolving power by 2.54 times for same `lambda`

B

increase in the limiting angle by 2.54 times for same `lambda`

C

decreae in the resolving power

D

no effect on limiting angle.

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