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Aperture and focal length control different aspects of a telescope's performance.
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A finite aperture diffracts waves, producing an Airy pattern rather than a perfect point.
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Double-star observations, laboratory point sources, and measured point-spread functions demonstrate the relationship among aperture, wavelength, seeing, and resolution.
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