space medium True/False

Coronagraphs block direct starlight to enable imaging of faint circumstellar disks and exoplanets.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: True

Internal/external occulters suppress stellar glare by factors >10⁶; essential for direct exoplanet imaging (JWST NIRCam/MIRI, future HabEx/LUVOIR).

Topic Astronomy - Instrumentation
Exam Relevance SSC CGL, UPSC Prelims
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