Question: There are two optical telescopes operating at the exact same frequency. The first telescope is a 1 9 m telescope that is planned to be

There are two optical telescopes operating at the exact same frequency. The first telescope is a 19 m telescope that is planned to be located at the L2 Lagrangian point 1.5 million kilometers past the orbit of Earth. The second telescope is a 2 m telescope that is planned to be placed on the far side of the moon (average distance to the moon is 380,000 km from the Earth). The 19 m telescope has a greater light gathering power by a factor of _____ times.

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