Why is it difficult to observe an exoplanet directly through a telescope?
A) Exoplanet atmospheres absorb too much light
B) Exoplanets are small compared to their parent star, so they reflect only a small portion of the star's light.
C) Exoplanets tend to be far away from their parent stars, making it hard to get both the star and the exoplanet in the telescope's field of view.
D) It is hard to see exoplanets against the blackness of space.
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