i) Star A is farther than star B. Which star will have a large parallax angle?
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Parallax is the apparent shift in the position of an object when viewed from two different vantage points. In astronomy, parallax is used to measure the distance to nearby stars by observing the apparent shift in the star's position as Earth orbits the Sun. Show more…
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