The Solar System
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Chapter 3, Problem 13P
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The extend of prominence on the Sun’s disk during solar eclipses, whether the prominences can be seen if we use protective glasses.
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1. These images were taken six months apart, first when Earth was as far to one side of Alpha Centauri as it can get and again when Earth was as far to the other side of Alpha Centauri as it can get. Consequently, the baseline between the two observing positions is how many AU across? Answer: 1.7 arcsec
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2. First, convert this to kilometers using your measurement of how many kilometers are in an AU.
3. Now convert the baseline to kilometers using the true value for the number of kilometers in an AU.
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