With a prime focus reflector, why is digital imaging much easier than using an eyepiece for visual work?

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A CCD is tiny, and blocks little of the light path. Your head would be in front of the mirror at prime focus, blocking much of the light if you tried to use it visually.

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Where do the majority of naked-eye stars fall on the H-R diagram? Is this true of the majority of stars close to our Sun as well?

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