Suppose the angular separation of two stars is smaller than the angular resolution of your eyes. how will the stars appear to your eyes? suppose the angular separation of two stars is smaller than the angular resolution of your eyes. how will the stars appear to your eyes? you will see only the larger of the two stars, not the smaller one. the two stars will appear to be touching, looking rather like a small dumbbell. you will see two distinct stars. the two stars will look like a single point of light. you will not be able to see these two stars at all.