How can parallax be used to determine distances?
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Apr 18, 2016
Position of a distant star with respect to a nearby star is measured when tthe Earth moves around Sun in 6 months.
Explanation:
Since we know the distance from Earth to Sun from the angle we can calculate the distance to stars..This angle is called parallax.
Picture credit astronomy notes.com.
