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(I) If one star is twice as far away from us as a second star, will the parallax angle of the farther star be greater or less than that of the nearer star? By what factor?
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Parallax is the apparent shift in position of a nearby star against the background of distant objects when viewed from two different positions. This shift is measured as an angle, known as the parallax angle. Show more…
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