Parallax and Parsec Tutorial: Understanding Stellar Distances
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In Class Tutorial - The Parsec and Parallax Part 1: Stars in the Sky Consider the following diagram for questions 1-5. Star A July Star A Jan Closer Part 2: What’s a Parsec? Consider the following diagram for questions 6-9. Part 3: Distances A i agree with second student In Figure 2 shown below, there are drawings of a star field taken at different times during the year. One star in the field moves back and forth across the star field with respect to the other, more distant stars.
