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By What Factor Is the Amount of Light Gathered by the 10-M

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Question 78

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By what factor is the amount of light gathered by the 10-m diameter Keck telescope on Mauna Kea,Hawaii,greater than that gathered by the 2.5-m diameter Mount Wilson telescope?


A) 4
B) 16
C) 256
D) 2

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