The diameter of the objective of a telescope is $200 \text{ cm}$. What is the resolving power of the telescope? Take the wavelength of light $\lambda = 5000 \text{ \AA}$.

  • A
    $6.56 \times 10^{6}$
  • B
    $3.28 \times 10^{5}$
  • C
    $1 \times 10^{6}$
  • D
    $3.28 \times 10^{6}$

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