It is the ability to separate two closely-spaced stars into two distinct images measured in secondsofarc.
也就是能够分开两个距离很近的两颗星的能力,单位是角秒1(seconds of arc)。
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Visible light telescopes can resolve a piece of sky just a few arcseconds across — at least 60 times a smaller patch of sky than can be resolved with the human eye.
光学望远镜在数角秒内就能获取一张星空图—至少比肉眼能获取的大60倍。
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Astrometric Limit: The maximum residual in the place of a reference star, specified in arcseconds.