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  • 07-10-2020
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How can parallax allow us to determine the distance to a star

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  • 07-10-2020

Answer:

Astronomers use a method similar to the one you used with your homemade quadrant. Twice the distance to the Sun, divided by the distance to the star (which is unknown so far) is equal to the tangent of the parallax angle of the star.

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