Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes the principle advantage of CCDs over photographic film?
A) CCDs allow long exposures (e.g. ,minutes or hours) and film does not.
B) CCDs capture a much higher percentage of the incoming photons than film.
C) CCDs can record the colors of astronomical objects accurately while film cannot.
D) CCDs can be attached to modern telescopes more easily than can photographic film.
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