An astronomer takes two pictures of the same object using the Hubble Space Telescope. One picture is taken with red light and one with blue light. Which one would you expect to show finer details?
A) Blue light will show finer details.
B) Red light will show finer details.
C) Both should be the same.
D) The amount of detail depends on the distance to the object.

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Blue light has a shorter wavelength than red light, which allows it to resolve finer details in the images taken by telescopes.

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