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Wired's headline is false journalism... Phil Plait, a Hubble astronomer politely debunks the Wired article here: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy
by amayne 16y ago
Wired's headline is false journalism...
Phil Plait, a Hubble astronomer politely debunks the Wired article here: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/06/10/resolving-the-iphone-resolution/ http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/06/10/re...
- scott_s 16y agoBetter ending: "... resolved the issue."
- amirmc 16y agoPhil didn't point out that pupil dilation also is a factor (presumably for the sake of simplicity). You might be able to resolve two points in one lighting condition but not in another.
- FlorinAndrei 16y ago1 arcmin for the human eye's resolving power was the value I always used. I was surprised to learn about this whole "50 cycles" thing.