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Old 16-04-2016, 11:09 AM
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Yes, but from a section of the sky twice as large. The amount of light will be the same, but one is using a larger area to gather it and you'll get less magnification.

That's why it costs a fortune to have both long focal length AND large aperture, both in photographic lenses and telescopes. You can get one at the expense of the other, or you can pay big dollars to get both.
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