Why Is It Easier to Detect a Faint Star at Night

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Multiple Choice

Why is it easier to detect a faint star at night if you look to the side of the star?

• A) You are focusing on your fovea where there are more cones.
• B) You are focusing the star on your fovea where there are more rods.
• C) You are not focusing the star on your fovea, so can rely on your cones and thus can see the star better.
• D) You are focusing the star in the periphery of your retina where your rods predominate.

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