In a Galilean telescope, the eyepiece is a diverging lens, while the objective lens is a converging lens. This means that:

A. The image that the observer looks at is inverted
B. The image that the observer looks at subtends a larger angle than the object does
C. The image that the observer looks at is virtual
D. The image that the observer looks at is real


C. The image that the observer looks at is virtual

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