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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