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When choosing between two refracting astronomical telescopes, you notice that the tube of one is twice as wide as the tube of the other one because the objective lens is twice as wide. Will the telescope with the wider tube necessarily produce a greater angular magnification than the narrower one? Why? Would there be any advantages to the wider-tube telescope? If so, what would they be?
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