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mynx

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The amount of diffraction a telescope creates depends upon:
 
  A) whether the telescope is a refractor or a reflector.
  B) the wavelength and the diameter of the telescope objective.
  C) the magnification of the eyepiece.
  D) the types of glass used in the achromat.
  E) the transparency of the atmosphere.

Question 2

That quasars were at cosmological distances yet appeared like ordinary faint stars meant:
 
  A) they were the brightest stars ever observed.
  B) they must be very large.
  C) they must contain many O and B type stars.
  D) they must be producing such large quantities of energy than even fusion could not explain their output.
  E) they must be very small, but bright due to gravitational lensing.


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kardosa007

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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

D


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Reply #2 on: Jul 27, 2018
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