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What is the advantage of using a larger aperture in telescopes?.
- A.It decreases the resolution of images
- B.It increases the collecting power of the telescope
- C.It reduces the weight of the telescope
- D.It limits the wavelengths that can be observed
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- It increases the collecting power of the telescope
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A larger aperture allows a telescope to collect more light, which increases its collecting power and enables it to observe fainter objects in the universe.
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