How can you identify an asteroid in a long exposure taken of stars through a telescope? (Assume the telescope is tracking the sky with Earth's rotation, so that stars appear as points of light.)

A) The asteroid will be much brighter than the surrounding stars.
B) The asteroid will be much dimmer than the surrounding stars.
C) The asteroid will appear as a streak because of its motion relative to the stars.
D) The asteroid will have a noticeable circular disk, rather than being just a point of light like the stars.
E) The asteroid will be recognizable by its long, fuzzy tail.


C) The asteroid will appear as a streak because of its motion relative to the stars.

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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