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A small refracting "spyglass" telescope has an objective with a focal length of about 30 inches.The world's largest refracting telescope at Yerkes Observatory has an objective with a focal length of 63.5 feet.If they both use the same eyepiece,how much larger is the image with Yerkes than with the spyglass?


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