By What Factor Is the Light-Collecting Power of the James

question 100

Multiple Choice

By what factor is the light-collecting power of the James Webb Space Telescope (6.6 m primary mirror) greater than the light-collecting power of the Hubble Space Telescope (2.4 m primary mirror) ?

• A) 2.75
• B) 7.56
• C) 15.84
• D) It depends on which wavelength they observe.

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