To approximate the distance from the Earth to stars relatively close by, astronomers often use the method of parallax. Parallax is the apparent displacement of an object caused by a change in the observer's point of view. As the Earth orbits the Sun, a nearby star will appear to move against the more distant background stars. Astronomers measure a star's position at times exactlv 6 months apart when the Earth is at opposite points in its orbit around the Sun. The Sun, Earth, and star form the vertices of a right triangle with LPSE=90°. The length of side SE is the distance between the Earth and Sun, approximately 92,900,000 mi. The parallax angle (or simply parallax) is denoted by p. Earth Sun Star Exampl P Parallax angle Background stars Earth Part: 0/ 2 Part 1 of 2 (a) Find the distance between the Earth and Ruchbah if the parallax angle is 0.033" (arcseconds). Round your answer to the nearest hundred billion miles. mi . The distance between the Earth and Ruchbah is approximately

To approximate the distance from the Earth to stars relatively close by, astronomers often use the method of parallax. Parallax is the apparent displacement of an object caused by a change in the observer's point of view. As the Earth orbits the Sun, a nearby star will appear to move against the more distant background stars. Astronomers measure a star's position at times exactlv 6 months apart when the Earth is at opposite points in its orbit around the Sun. The Sun, Earth, and star form the vertices of a right triangle with LPSE=90°. The length of side SE is the distance between the Earth and Sun, approximately 92,900,000 mi. The parallax angle (or simply parallax) is denoted by p. Earth Sun Star Exampl P Parallax angle Background stars Earth Part: 0/ 2 Part 1 of 2 (a) Find the distance between the Earth and Ruchbah if the parallax angle is 0.033" (arcseconds). Round your answer to the nearest hundred billion miles. mi . The distance between the Earth and Ruchbah is approximately

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Chapter9: The Famliy Of Stars

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